Forty-six years of movies in three minutes, and then three seconds of something nobody has quite seen before. Tom Cruise posted a career retrospective on Tuesday that ended with new footage of his transformation in ‘Digger’.
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Tom Cruise posted a career retrospective clip on X on Tuesday, marking 46 years since his first film role. The clip runs through some of his most well-known performances and ends with a brief new look at his upcoming film ‘Digger’, directed by Alejandro G. Inarritu. The official trailer for ‘Digger’ is set to drop on July 13, with the film releasing in theatres on October 2, 2026.
On Tuesday, Cruise posted a retrospective clip spotlighting some of his greatest roles, from action-packed blockbusters like Top Gun and Edge of Tomorrow, to his dramatic turns in Rain Man and Born on the Fourth of July, and crowd-pleasing classics like Risky Business and Jerry Maguire.
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Cruise wrote in the caption: “For the last 46 years, it has been my privilege to work alongside countless talented artists and crews to create these characters, stories, and films for you all. I’m looking forward to seeing you at the movies! DIGGER. Only in theaters this October.”
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The retrospective edit concludes with an exciting sneak peek at Digger. The brief footage reveals a physical transformation for the actor as he steps into the role of a character named Digger Rockwell.
In the sneak peek, which comes after three minutes of retrospective footage of some of Cruise’s most beloved performances, we see the actor as Digger, an elderly and unsightly billionaire jumping around, with mere glimpses of Cruise’s transformation.
For the last 46 years, it has been my privilege to work alongside countless talented artists and crews to create these characters, stories, and films for you all.
I’m looking forward to seeing you at the movies! DIGGER. Only in theaters this October. pic.twitter.com/pgQMYwhUci
— Tom Cruise (@TomCruise) June 23, 2026
The story finds Digger reckoning with a global natural disaster that he caused.
A 35mm VistaVision epic, penned by Inarritu alongside his Birdman collaborators Alexander Dinelaris and Nicolas Giacobone, and acclaimed playwright Sabina Berman, Digger looks set to find Cruise in out-and-out comedy territory for the first time since Tropic Thunder.
In the footage, Cruise’s character Digger Rockwell delivers the line: “When all else fails, you hit ’em with the truth. Hit ’em with the hard truth. Just, bang bang bang!”
Cruise also posted on X: “Bang, bang, bang! Trailer drops July 13th.”
Digger making has a budget of $125 million and also stars Jesse Plemons, Sandra Huller, Riz Ahmed, and Sophie Wilde. Michael Stuhlbarg is also part of the cast. The film is described as a comedy of catastrophic proportions.
Cruise’s last appearance in a film was in 2025’s Mission: Impossible: The Final Reckoning, in which he portrayed IMF agent Ethan Hunt. Digger marks his return to screens after more than a year away.
Because of Inarritu’s history at the Academy Awards, with a Best Picture win and back-to-back Best Director Oscars, Digger has been a potential awards contender and one that could earn Cruise his fourth acting Oscar nomination.
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