Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s “comedy of devastating proportions” will arrive exclusively in theaters this October.
Tom Cruise has spent decades saving the world on screen. In minerThat may be the reason why savings are needed in the first place.
Warner Bros. Alejandro G. The first trailer for Iñárritu’s new film has been released, starring Cruise as Digger Rockwell, a powerful oil magnate caught at the center of a rapidly escalating global crisis. The official premise follows “the most powerful man in the world” as he races to prove that he is humanity’s savior before the disaster he unleashes destroys everything.
Cruise is almost unrecognizable in this role. With gray hair, prosthetics and a dramatically changed physical appearance, the actor disappears into a character far removed from the controlled action heroes that have defined his recent career.
The trailer introduces Digger as an eccentric and unpredictable individual whose company may have caused an ecological catastrophe. The potential fallout is estimated at $18 trillion, but Digger is convinced that he is the only person capable of fixing the situation. What happens next is a chaotic mixture of international panic, corporate damage control, and Digger’s relentless effort to take charge of the narrative.
Described by Warner Bros. as a “comedy of devastating proportions”, the film gives Cruise the space to embrace a stranger and more openly comedic character than audiences are accustomed to seeing from him. It is also her first major non-franchise role since American made In 2017.
miner It is directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Iñárritu birdman, Evil spirit And noise. He co-wrote the screenplay with Alexander Dinelaris, Nicolas Giacobone and Sabina Berman. The film was shot entirely in VistaVision.
Cruise leads an ensemble cast that includes Sandra Huller, Jesse Plemons, Riz Ahmed, Sophie Wilde, Emma D’Arcy, Michael Stuhlbarg and John Goodman.
The first trailer offers only a glimpse of how far the Digger’s actions have pushed the world towards disaster, but it makes one thing clear: Cruise is taking a sharp turn from Ethan Hunt and Pete “Maverick” Mitchell for one of the most unusual roles of his career.
miner Will hit theaters exclusively on October 2, 2026.
