Tom Cruise and Iñárritu Release 'DIGGER' Trailer Tracing 45-Year Career
The trailer frames 'DIGGER' as the culmination of Tom Cruise's career, a claim supported by Cruise's own statement that the role required 40 years of preparation.
Reporting from 3 sources: Eiga Natalie, Denfaminicogamer, Cinema Today.
Tom Cruise and director Alejandro G. Iñárritu released a trailer for the film 'DIGGER' on June 24, 2026. The trailer, titled 'Tom Cruise's 45-Year Journey,' is a montage of clips from Cruise's past films including 'Top Gun,' 'Jerry Maguire,' 'A Few Good Men,' the 'Mission: Impossible' series, and 'The Last Samurai,' leading into footage from 'DIGGER.' The film is described as an 'extraordinary disaster comedy' about a man named Digger Rockwell who holds the fate of the world after causing a disaster. Cruise said at CinemaCon that it took him 40 years to be able to play this role. Three teaser posters were also released, showing Digger with a gun from various angles. The film is scheduled for a 2026 release in Japan and an October 2, 2026 release in the United States. A new trailer is set for July 14.
Alejandro G. Iñárritu, who won the Academy Award for Best Director for "Birdman" (2014) and "The Revenant" (2015), directed the film. The trailer includes lines from Cruise's past films: "I need speed" from "Top Gun," "Show me the money!" from "Jerry Maguire," "Go forward, even at your worst" from "Collateral," and "It's not over yet" from "The Last Samurai." A line from "Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning" also appears: "Everything from my past selves and past actions connects to this moment." In the "DIGGER" footage, Cruise wears a cowboy hat and dances with a shovel, saying "Hit them with the truth, with all you've got!" Denfaminicogamer reports that Iñárritu presented Cruise with an Honorary Oscar at last year's ceremony, and that a third "Top Gun" film was recently announced. The film is produced by Cruise and Iñárritu. Japanese distributors are Towa Pictures and Toho. The copyright is held by WBEI and Legendary.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.