Tom Cruise’s Digger Has a Weird First Trailer

Tom Cruise’s next movie, Digger, isn’t a big action film, sci-fi mystery, or another typical summer blockbuster. The role sounds villainous and appears to be part of a push to finally win an Oscar. Warner Bros. released the first trailer for Digger on June 23, not counting a short “title announcement” video released about six months ago.

At around three minutes long, the teaser contains only about 30 seconds of footage from the movie. Directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Digger casts Cruise as a powerful oil tycoon trying to save the world from the “disaster he unleashed.” WB is billing the clip as the “Tom Cruise Retrospective Trailer.” The trailer’s emphasis on Cruise feels like a pure hype piece for one of the last true movie stars.

The article’s author says they’re “pretty pumped” to see Digger, arguing that Cruise is more versatile than he often gets credit for and that this role seems designed to let him try something different rather than another safe action sequel.

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