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Iñárritu’s Digger Debuts to Polarized Response as Director Details Monumental Single Shot

The director described months of planning and a large-scale build for the film’s continuous closing image, with critics split and early box-office returns raising questions about the movie’s commercial outlook.

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Overview

  • Digger is now playing in theaters and IMAX as an auteur-led climate satire from Alejandro G. Iñárritu starring Tom Cruise.
  • Iñárritu said the film relies on one continuous closing image that took six months to plan, two weeks to build and used roughly 500 extras to stage.
  • Reviews are sharply divided and early audience measures were mixed, while industry estimates point to a weak opening weekend and sizable projected theatrical losses for Warner Bros. Critics and interviews have singled out Cruise’s transformed lead performance and Emmanuel Lubezki’s large-format cinematography as the film’s main strengths.
  • The movie’s bold formal choices and commercial shortfall have intensified scrutiny of expensive, director-driven studio projects and left some awards watchers still eyeing Cruise’s chance for recognition.