DIGGER Film

Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s original film DIGGER follows the world’s most powerful man as he races to prove he is humanity’s savior before a disaster of his own making destroys everything. Tom Cruise star

Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s original film DIGGER follows the world’s most powerful person as he attempts to prove that he is humanity’s savior before the catastrophe he caused destroys everything. The official synopsis frames this person’s mission as a “frenzied” race. The film begins with the premise that its protagonist, a figure of absolute influence, must both contain the crisis and justify his own existence.

Tom Cruise plays the title role. Riz Ahmed, John Goodman, Sandra Hüller, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Jesse Plemons also appear, with the official synopsis presenting them as the principal cast members named alongside Cruise. Iñárritu co-wrote the screenplay with Alexander Dinelaris, Nicolás Giacobone, and Sabina Berman.

The film was shot entirely in the VistaVision format. Cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, editors Connor O’Neill and Stephen Mirrione, and music supervisor Cosmo Sheldrake joined the production team. Iñárritu, Mary Parent, and Tom Cruise produced the film, which is a Legendary Pictures production distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.

DIGGER will begin its theatrical release outside North America on September 30, 2026, followed by a North American release in theaters and IMAX on October 2. Iñárritu and Cruise’s first collaboration is being prepared as a theatrical film centered on a person responsible for a massive disaster, combining large-format cinematography with an ensemble cast.