Digger
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Directed by	Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Written by	Alejandro G. Iñárritu Alexander Dinelaris Nicolás Giacobone Sabina Berman
Produced by	Alejandro G. Iñárritu Tom Cruise Mary Parent
Starring	Tom Cruise Jesse Plemons Sandra Hüller Riz Ahmed Sophie Wilde Emma D'Arcy Robert John Burke Burn Gorman Michael Stuhlbarg John Goodman
Cinematography	Emmanuel Lubezki
Edited by	Stephen Mirrione Conor O'Neill
Production companies	Legendary Pictures TC Productions M Productions
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	October 2, 2026 (2026-10-02)
Running time	106 minutes
Countries	United States United Kingdom Mexico
Language	English
Budget	$125 million[1]

Digger is an upcomingblack comedy film directed byAlejandro G. Iñárritu who co-wrote the script withSabina Berman,Alexander Dinelaris Jr., andNicolás Giacobone. It was a co-production of theUnited States,United Kingdom, andMexico.^[2] The film stars anensemble cast includingTom Cruise,Jesse Plemons,Sandra Hüller,Riz Ahmed,Sophie Wilde,Emma D'Arcy,Robert John Burke,Burn Gorman,Michael Stuhlbarg, andJohn Goodman.

Digger is scheduled to be released in the United States byWarner Bros. Pictures on October 2, 2026.

• Tom Cruise as Digger Rockwell^[3]
• Sandra Hüller
• John Goodman
• Michael Stuhlbarg
• Jesse Plemons
• Sophie Wilde
• Riz Ahmed
• Emma D'Arcy
• Robert John Burke
• Burn Gorman
• Pip Torrens

In February 2024, it was announced thatAlejandro G. Iñárritu would be directing his first English-language film sinceThe Revenant (2015), which he co-wrote and produced.Tom Cruise was cast in the lead role after attending a meeting with Iñárritu, following his strategic partnership withWarner Bros. Pictures.Legendary Pictures was announced to produce the film.^[4] In August,Sandra Hüller,John Goodman,Michael Stuhlbarg,Jesse Plemons andSophie Wilde would be added to the cast, withRiz Ahmed in negotiations to also join.^[5] In early 2025,Emma D'Arcy,Robert John Burke andBurn Gorman were revealed to have joined the cast.^[6][7]

Principal photography began in the United Kingdom on November 7, 2024, withEmmanuel Lubezki serving as the cinematographer and concluded in late April 2025.^[8][9][10] The film was shot on35mm film usingVistaVision.^[11] Filming was halted for two days in March 2025 when Goodman endured a minor hip injury for which he was hospitalized.^[12] Production wrapped on May 3, 2025, after six months of filming under theworking titleJudy.^[13][14] Later that month, Iñárritu confirmed in an interview that the film would be a comedy.^[13]

In December 2025, the title was officially revealed asDigger alongside a one minute teaser.^[15] Also in December, journalistMatt Belloni reported that the film had been greenlit with a $125 million production budget, as a part of theWarner Bros. Pictures chiefsMichael De Luca andPamela Abdy strategy ofauteur driven productions, following the critical success ofSinners andOne Battle After Another in 2025.^[16]

The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on October 2, 2026, inIMAX.^[17][18]

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