{"id":8615,"date":"2026-07-13T14:34:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T14:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/tom-cruise-looks-unrecognizable-in-new-role-as-eccentric-billionaire-in-digger\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T14:34:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T14:34:03","slug":"tom-cruise-looks-unrecognizable-in-new-role-as-eccentric-billionaire-in-digger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/tom-cruise-looks-unrecognizable-in-new-role-as-eccentric-billionaire-in-digger\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Cruise looks unrecognizable in new role as eccentric billionaire in &#8216;Digger&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F07%2FUntitled-1-copy-5-2.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Tom Cruise is completely unrecognizable in the first look at his upcoming film \u201cDigger.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The trailer for\u00a0Alejandro Gonz\u00e1lez I\u00f1\u00e1rritu\u2019s satirical black comedy film <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qORTe1wW3Wg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was released Monday<\/a> and shows the actor transformed into an eccentric billionaire named Digger Rockwell.<\/p>\n<p>The 64-year-old has gray hair and prosthetics to look older and heavier than his normal appearance.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Tom Cruise looks unrecognizable in the trailer and poster for his upcoming film \u201cDigger.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Warner Bros.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Cruise (seen above in the film) has gray hair and prosthetics to look older and fatter.  <span class=\"credit\">Warner Bros.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Cruise (pictured above) plays an eccentric billionaire named Digger Rockwell in the movie. <span class=\"credit\">Warner Bros.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>In the movie\u2019s official poster, Cruise wears a suit and a cowboy hat while holding a shovel and standing on a globe.<\/p>\n<p>Cruise shared the<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TomCruise\/status\/2076649184393101731?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2076649184393101731%7Ctwgr%5E946534cfae26053fa53f6bdbc6836f6f276cec10%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fvariety.com%2F2026%2Ffilm%2Fnews%2Fdigger-trailer-tom-cruise-alejandro-inarritu-comedy-1236654206%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> image on social media<\/a>, writing, \u201cDigg. Or Die. DIGGER. Only in theaters October 2.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Social media users insisted \u201cthat can\u2019t be Tom Cruise\u201d in the comments section, with one adding, \u201cAin\u2019t no way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDigger\u201d is Cruise\u2019s first non-\u201cMission: Impossible\u201d\u00a0and\u00a0\u201cTop Gun\u201d movie since 2017\u2019s \u201cAmerican Made,\u201d in which he played commercial airline pilot-turned-drug smuggler Barry Seal. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The movie is directed by four-time Oscar winner Alejandro Gonz\u00e1lez I\u00f1\u00e1rritu. <span class=\"credit\">Warner Bros.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Cruise (seen above) plays a Southern oil baron who tries to stop a massive global ecological disaster that he caused. <span class=\"credit\">Warner Bros.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Cruise (pictured above) stars alongside Sandra H\u00fcller, Jesse Plemons, John Goodman, Riz Ahmed and more. <span class=\"credit\">Warner Bros.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Directed by four-time Oscar winner I\u00f1\u00e1rritu, \u201cDigger\u201d stars Cruise as a Southern oil baron who races to stop a massive global ecological disaster that he caused.<\/p>\n<p>Sandra H\u00fcller, Jesse Plemons, John Goodman, Riz Ahmed, Michael Stuhlbarg, Emma D\u2019Arcy and Robert John Burke make up the rest of the cast. <\/p>\n<p>At a Q&amp;A event for the film in Los Angeles on Thursday, Cruise spoke about how \u201cDigger\u201d is the most unique project he\u2019s tackled in his career. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have never had something that could challenge me in this way and neither has Alejandro when we went in, ever,\u201d he stated, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-features\/tom-cruise-digger-trailer-1236646274\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hollywood Reporter. <\/a>\u201cAnd when you see this film, it\u2019s totally original.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Cruise shared the \u201cDigger\u201d poster (seen above) and trailer on his social media accounts on Monday. <span class=\"credit\">Warner Bros.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Cruise (pictured above at CinemaCon 2026) recently said his role in \u201cDigger\u201d was his most challenging role ever. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for CinemaCon<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I\u00f1\u00e1rritu, 62, noted at the event that Cruise was his top pick for the lead role.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe film needed Tom. We wanted to work together since the beginning of the century,\u201d the filmmaker explained. \u201cI admired him as an actor for years, and that wasn\u2019t a surprise for me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe surprise was discovering that the human being behind the actor was just as extraordinary as the performances I will see throughout his career,\u201d he continued of Cruise.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Cruise (pictured above at the 2026 Saturn Awards) also called the film \u201ctotally original.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Before \u201cDigger,\u201d Cruise\u2019s last non-franchise film was 2017\u2019s \u201cAmerican Made\u201d (Cruise is seen above at David Beckham\u2019s Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony in June 2026) <span class=\"credit\">Jennifer Bloc\/Future Image\/INSTARimages<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/17\/celebrity-news\/olivia-wilde-describes-mortifying-tom-cruise-interaction-after-custody-papers-attack\/\">CinemaCon<\/a> in April, Cruise told the audience it \u201ctook 40 years\u201d for him to be able to portray the \u201cmany layers\u201d of his \u201cDigger\u201d character. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe movie is wild, it\u2019s funny, and I can\u2019t wait for you all to see it,\u201d he teased.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDigger\u201d will be released in theaters on Oct. 2.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/13\/entertainment\/tom-cruise-looks-unrecognizable-in-new-role-as-eccentric-billionaire-in-digger\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Cruise is completely unrecognizable in the first look at his upcoming film \u201cDigger.\u201d The<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8616,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-1-copy-5-2.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8615"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8615\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}