Overview
- Warner Bros. released the first full trailer and poster on Monday, July 13, and confirmed Digger will open exclusively in cinemas and IMAX on October 2, 2026 with the trailer slated to play ahead of select IMAX screenings of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey.
- The trailer shows Cruise transformed by heavy prosthetics and makeup into Digger Rockwell, an aging, pot‑bellied Southern oil magnate who must race to contain an ecological catastrophe linked to a shifting iceberg.
- Alejandro G. Iñárritu directed and co-wrote the film, reunited with cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, and is finalizing postproduction work in the U.K. after a roughly six‑month shoot captured on VistaVision film stock.
- The picture packs a high‑profile ensemble that includes John Goodman, Riz Ahmed, Sandra Hüller, Jesse Plemons, Sophie Wilde and Emma D’Arcy and was produced by Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. with major prosthetics and VFX vendors credited.
- Studio promotion has moved into full gear with press previews on the Warner Bros. lot, social pushes including a new Tom Cruise TikTok, and IMAX attachments, a strategy that underscores Warner Bros.’ bet on theatrical engagement and positions the film as both a box office and awards-season contender.