Tom Cruise as Flawed Billionaire in Digger | Annapolis News

Annapolis News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 13, 2026 · 1m

Tom Cruise shocks fans in the first trailer for “Digger,” trading his action-hero swagger for a hilariously unrecognizable role as a crumbling, Southern-accented billionaire teetering on nuclear disaster. Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, the satirical thriller sees Cruise’s character, Digger, dodging environmental catastrophe — including a glacier-moving blunder — while facing off against a stern John Goodman as the U.S. President. With a stacked cast and a tone that blends dark comedy with high stakes, this marks Cruise’s most challenging role yet — and Iñárritu’s most audacious…