Jesse Plemons Says Tom Cruise’s ‘Digger’ Channels a Modern ‘Dr. Strangelove’

Overview

• Plemons told Variety the script is one of the strangest, funniest, and most tragic he has read, comparing its early tone to a modern-day Dr. Strangelove before it shifts genres.
• Reports cite a premise in which Cruise plays the most powerful man in the world who scrambles to prove he is humanity’s savior after triggering a disaster.
• A teaser reveals the title and shows Cruise’s silhouette dancing with a shovel, offering a tonal hint without a full look or synopsis.
• Alejandro González Iñárritu directs from a script by Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Sabina Berman, and Alexander Dinelaris, with producing credits including Iñárritu, Cruise, and Mary Parent.
• The ensemble includes Sandra Hüller, John Goodman, Michael Stuhlbarg, Jesse Plemons, Sophie Wilde, Riz Ahmed, and Emma D’Arcy, with Legendary involved in the release dated October 2, 2026.