TOM CRUISE'S 'DIGGER' IS HIS BOLDEST, MOST POLITICAL MOVIE YET...
ConsequenceSeptember 29, 2026
Director Alejandro González Iñárritu's new film stars Tom Cruise as a billionaire oil executive whose Greenland drilling operation triggers an environmental catastrophe that world leaders—including the President and Vice President—prove too incompetent or corrupt to prevent. Cruise's character, hidden behind prosthetics until the marketing campaign, delivers a grotesque performance meant to satirize power's blindness and swagger rather than lampoon any specific figure. The film functions as a darkly comedic verdict on civilization's collapse, less warning than fait accompli, with meticulous production design and costumes serving as essential storytelling alongside the absurdity of those supposedly in charge doing nothing.