{"rewrite":{"id":"r_ea9ece74a8f15c75d416bbba","clusterId":"c_bffa4064ac0525873a131e51","slug":"tom-cruise-and-inarritu-release-digger-trailer-tracing-45-year-career","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Tom Cruise and Iñárritu Release 'DIGGER' Trailer Tracing 45-Year Career","summary":"Tom Cruise and director Alejandro G. Iñárritu released a trailer for the film 'DIGGER' on June 24, 2026. The trailer, titled 'Tom Cruise's 45-Year Journey,' is a montage of clips from Cruise's past films including 'Top Gun,' 'Jerry Maguire,' 'A Few Good Men,' the 'Mission: Impossible' series, and 'The Last Samurai,' leading into footage from 'DIGGER.' The film is described as an 'extraordinary disaster comedy' about a man named Digger Rockwell who holds the fate of the world after causing a disaster. Cruise said at CinemaCon that it took him 40 years to be able to play this role. Three teaser posters were also released, showing Digger with a gun from various angles. The film is scheduled for a 2026 release in Japan and an October 2, 2026 release in the United States. A new trailer is set for July 14.","whyItMatters":"The trailer frames 'DIGGER' as the culmination of Tom Cruise's career, a claim supported by Cruise's own statement that the role required 40 years of preparation.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eAlejandro G. Iñárritu, who won the Academy Award for Best Director for \u0026#34;Birdman\u0026#34; (2014) and \u0026#34;The Revenant\u0026#34; (2015), directed the film. The trailer includes lines from Cruise\u0026#39;s past films: \u0026#34;I need speed\u0026#34; from \u0026#34;Top Gun,\u0026#34; \u0026#34;Show me the money!\u0026#34; from \u0026#34;Jerry Maguire,\u0026#34; \u0026#34;Go forward, even at your worst\u0026#34; from \u0026#34;Collateral,\u0026#34; and \u0026#34;It\u0026#39;s not over yet\u0026#34; from \u0026#34;The Last Samurai.\u0026#34; A line from \u0026#34;Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning\u0026#34; also appears: \u0026#34;Everything from my past selves and past actions connects to this moment.\u0026#34;\n\nIn the \u0026#34;DIGGER\u0026#34; footage, Cruise wears a cowboy hat and dances with a shovel, saying \u0026#34;Hit them with the truth, with all you\u0026#39;ve got!\u0026#34; Denfaminicogamer reports that Iñárritu presented Cruise with an Honorary Oscar at last year\u0026#39;s ceremony, and that a third \u0026#34;Top Gun\u0026#34; film was recently announced. The film is produced by Cruise and Iñárritu. Japanese distributors are Towa Pictures and Toho. The copyright is held by WBEI and Legendary.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Tom Cruise dances with a shovel in the new 'DIGGER' trailer, a disaster comedy from Iñárritu. He says it took him 40 years to play this role.","twitterPost":"The 'DIGGER' trailer is a 45-year career retrospective for Tom Cruise, cutting from 'Top Gun' to 'Mission: Impossible' to his new cowboy-hatted character. Film out 2026.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Tom Cruise and Alejandro G. Iñárritu have released the first trailer for 'DIGGER,' a disaster comedy that Cruise says is the role he's been preparing for 40 years. The trailer traces his career from 'Top Gun' to 'Mission: Impossible' before revealing his new character. The film opens in 2026.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Eiga Natalie\",\"url\":\"https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/677508\",\"title\":\"New footage and posters for 'DIGGER' tracing Tom Cruise's 45-year career\"},{\"source\":\"Cinema Today\",\"url\":\"https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0155484\",\"title\":\"Tom Cruise and Director Iñárritu's 'DIGGER' Trailer Condenses Tom's 45-Year Career Released\"},{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/260624r\",\"title\":\"Tom Cruise stars in mysterious new film 'DIGGER / Digger' trailer and teaser poster unveiled. 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Iñárritu released a trailer for the film 'DIGGER' on June 24, 2026.","The film is described as an 'extraordinary disaster comedy' about a man named Digger Rockwell who holds the fate of the world after causing a disaster.","Cruise said at CinemaCon that it took him 40 years to be able to play this role.","The film is scheduled for a 2026 release in Japan and an October 2, 2026 release in the United States."]}