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Digger 2026

Movie · 129 min · English · September 22, 2026

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Black comedyDisasterSatirical

Digger is a 2026 American satirical black comedy film co-written, directed, and co-produced by Alejandro González Iñárritu. Tom Cruise, who also produced the film, stars as Digger Rockwell, an aging oil magnate whose drilling causes an ecological disaster. The supporting cast features Riz Ahmed, John Goodman, Sandra Hüller, Michael Stuhlbarg, Robert John Burke, Emma D'Arcy, Burn Gorman, Sophie Wilde and Jesse Plemons.

Iñárritu developed the concept for Digger following his work on The Revenant (2015). He crafted the screenplay with Sabina Berman, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., and Nicolás Giacobone, based on a story by Iñárritu, Berman, and Jez Butterworth. Principal photography occurred from November 2024 to May 2025 in the United Kingdom.

Digger made its debut in Leicester Square, London on September22, 2026, with Warner Bros. Pictures distributing it theatrically in the United States on October2, 2026. This marked the final film release by Warner Bros. prior to the Paramount Skydance acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery on October6, 2026. The movie received divided critical reception and earned $46.5million against a production cost of $125–180million.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Alejandro González Iñárritu
Screenplay
Alejandro González Iñárritu, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., Nicolás Giacobone, Sabina Berman
Story
Sabina Berman, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Jez Butterworth
Producer
Alejandro González Iñárritu, Mary Parent, Tom Cruise, Michael Sharp
Cinematography
Emmanuel Lubezki
Editing
Stephen Mirrione, Conor O'Neill
Music
Cosmo Sheldrake

Details

Production
Legendary Pictures
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures (United States)
Budget
$125–180 million
Box office
$46.5 million

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