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Tom Cruise’s Next Movie Has The Weirdest Trailer I’ve Seen In A Long Time
The new Digger trailer spent two minutes hyping up the main actor
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ComicBook.com
· Jun 23, 2026
Tom Cruise is Unrecognizable in His Wildest Movie in Years – Watch New Digger Trailer
Image via WB New footage provides our best look yet at Tom Cruise‘s most intriguing movie in years, Digger. The past decade or so has seen Cruise almost entirely in action movie star mode, performing daring stunts in the likes of Top Gun: Maverick and the Mission: Impossible franchise, but Digger is something very different. Directed by Alejandro []
Interaksyon
· Jun 26, 2026
Tom Cruise touts ‘wild’ dark comedy ‘Digger’ to theater owners
Cruise plays eccentric oil tycoon in Warner Bros film Director Alejandro Inarritu says role is a ‘high-wire act’ Zendaya and Timothee Chalamet tout ‘Dune: Part Three’ LAS VEGAS — Tom Cruise said he took four decades of acting to get to a place where he could play the eccentric oil tycoon at the center of an upcoming [] The post Tom Cruise touts ‘wild’ dark comedy ‘Digger’ to theater owners appeared first on Interaksyon.
People.com
· Jul 3, 2026
Happy Birthday Tom Cruise! See the Action Star's Wildest Stunts in His Movies Through the Years
He's jumped off cliffs, planes, helicopters, buildings and then some
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· Jun 23, 2026
Sony releases trailer for Taika Waititi's Klara and the Sun
Tonally, the trailer gives strong vibes akin to the director's 2016 feature Hunt for the Wilderpeople.
The Hollywood Reporter
· Jun 25, 2026
‘Jackass: Best and Last’ Review: Johnny Knoxville and Gang Reunite for One Final (Fingers Crossed) High-Risk Hurrah
New, insanely dangerous stunts, as well as past highlights, are featured in this allegedly ultimate film of the longstanding franchise.
ArcaMax
· Jul 9, 2026
Timothee Chalamet reveals that Dune: Part Three is a 'different movie' from the previous pictures
Dune: Part Three star Timothee Chalamet says that the upcoming movie is different from its predecessors in Denis Villeneuve's epic sci-fi trilogy.
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Related coverage for "Tom Cruise’s Next Movie Has The Weirdest Trailer I’ve Seen In A Long Time": ComicBook.com — Tom Cruise is Unrecognizable in His Wildest Movie in Years – Watch New Digger Trailer. Interaksyon — Tom Cruise touts ‘wild’ dark comedy ‘Digger’ to theater owners. People.com — Happy Birthday Tom Cruise! See the Action Star's Wildest Stunts in His Movies Through the Years. Ars Technica — Sony releases trailer for Taika Waititi's Klara and the Sun. The Hollywood Reporter — ‘Jackass: Best and Last’ Review: Johnny Knoxville and Gang Reunite for One Final (Fingers Crossed) High-Risk Hurrah. ArcaMax — Timothee Chalamet reveals that Dune: Part Three is a 'different movie' from the previous pictures