Even More Excited For Tom Cruise's Digger After Seeing J.J. Abrams' Message

The buzz around Tom Cruise’s 2026 film Digger is building after director J.J. Abrams shared a reaction to seeing part of the project. Abrams, who previously directed Cruise in Mission: Impossible III, commented on X after watching only a segment, responding to the actor’s post that included a career-spanning video marking 46 years in movies and teasing his next role. The article ties the excitement to the phrasing Abrams used about the film’s “bold and wild next step.” Digger is described as coming from Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Oscar-winning for Birdman and The Revenant, and early descriptions frame it as a strange satirical black comedy. The report says Cruise plays Digger Rockwell, an oil tycoon linked to a global catastrophe who tries to present himself as a savior for humanity, with a release dated October 2.