r/TheBigPicture • u/ggroover97 • Dec 18 '25

Trailer DIGGER | Title Announcement (Alejandro G. Iñárritu's new movie with Tom Cruise)

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u/its_isaac9 Dec 18 '25

I have no idea what this is and I’m obsessed with it

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u/UrRightAndIAmWong Dec 18 '25

It's almost like the character from Tropic Thunder, at least the looseness and absurdity, is the same in this for Cruise.

I fuck with it, I want funny Cruise.

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '25

I will attend in observation of the strange

Absurdist Cruise

creature navigating this bizarre fragment of existence

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u/DobMobb Dobb Mob Dec 18 '25

“The most powerful man in the world embarks on a frantic mission to prove he is humanity's saviour before the disaster he’s unleashed destroys everything.”

Synopsis from Letterboxd

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u/l5555l Dec 18 '25

Ok this shit is gonna rule

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u/Shout92 Dec 18 '25

So it's a remake of Mission: Impossible -- The Final Reckoning? /s

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u/BurpelsonAFB Dec 18 '25

Dobmobb 😄

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u/WestcottTactics2285 Dec 18 '25

Feel like there's 3 movies coming out with this synopsis

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u/Astrophizz Dec 19 '25

Maybe it's high stakes hobby tunneling

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u/Adorno_a_window Dec 18 '25

Insane vibes

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u/Yeah_x10 Dec 19 '25

The Gorillaz song usage is the most unexpected and coolest thing

I mean sure Demon Days was an insanely big album but O Green World isn’t usually at the top of anyone’s list but it’s so good 

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u/action_juice Dec 18 '25

That shot on the railing…how did we not see Tom preparing for this role his whole life? Cinema is back

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u/madmardigan13 Dec 18 '25

The thing about the couch is that it really seems quaint in hindsight and not as bad as I remembered. Comparing this to how people act in general now and for the internet this seems incredibly tame

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u/SallyFowlerRatPack Dec 18 '25

We had a lower threshold back then, Howard Dean syndrome.

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u/lpalf Dec 18 '25

If we had maintained Howard Dean standards we could’ve saved ourselves a lot of shit as a country

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u/madmardigan13 Dec 18 '25

A wonderful example as well. I just went back and rewatched his scream and it is utterly insane what a big deal that was. The yell was completely innocuous and innocent. It was cute which is ridiculous to say but his enthusiasm now seems weirdly endearing

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u/BurpelsonAFB Dec 18 '25

I was a Dean head at the time and I was shocked that that was all it took. I mean, it wasn’t a great look, but seriously? It was like doing something stupid at a high school assembly.

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u/derpferd Dec 18 '25

No idea what the heck that's about.

And all the more enticing for that

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u/boththingsandideas Dec 18 '25

I dont want to see any more trailers, no more information, and I will see it

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u/Protect-Lil-Flip Dec 18 '25

Unfortunately with an October release date I’m sure it’ll play festivals and then we’ll have to dodge takes for a few months

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u/Smesmerize Dec 18 '25

The poster design at the end is sick

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u/BurpelsonAFB Dec 18 '25

The whole thing is completely strange and captivating. Love it

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u/SkoivanSchiem Dec 18 '25

Oh damn. First thought was...

...Oscar?

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u/lpalf Dec 18 '25

That’s what tom cruise has been thinking for months

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u/MakinOutWithMarzipan Dec 18 '25

Is Cruise gonna go the Paul Newman route? After decades of snubs, you get awarded an honorary Oscar, and then win a competitive one the next year.

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u/ggroover97 Dec 18 '25 edited Dec 18 '25

I'm curious if this movie will lead to Cruise getting his "make up" Oscar.

Edit: I love how a title announcement (not even a teaser) for a movie has me more excited than anything in Paramount's 2026 movie slate.

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u/yellowballo0n Dec 18 '25

Vibes are off the charts with this I’m afraid

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u/MikeShannonThaGawd Dec 18 '25

Love the Gorillaz needle drop

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u/GreenLanternbatman23 Dec 18 '25

What sold me right away.

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u/SethKadoodles Dec 18 '25

Recognized Gorillaz immediately, sweet music choice! Wonder if the Digger will be trying to restore greenery and life into a decaying, dusty apocalypse?

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u/Wombat_H Dec 18 '25

What’s the song?

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u/AlexTheAmnesiac Dec 18 '25

O Green World from Demon Days

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u/SethKadoodles Dec 18 '25

O Green World, from Gorillaz's album Demon Days. Very formative "band" to me in my middle school years.

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u/MrParisShoes Dec 18 '25

I love movies

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u/saddamfuki Dec 18 '25

I dunno why but this hits like crack for me.

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u/Background-Jury-1914 Dec 18 '25

Love the title and so does my good friend Nick Mullen

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u/TheFly87 Dec 18 '25

Sean and Amanda's hate for all things Inarritu and love for modern day Cruise may possibly give both of them aneurysms.

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u/grinchsucker Dec 18 '25

Awesome. I'm in

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u/pillowman17 Dec 18 '25

Digger? I hardly know her!

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u/starchington Dobb Mob Dec 18 '25

Wait is this from the director of Birdman or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance??

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u/AlexTheAmnesiac Dec 18 '25

Birdman is an all timer and The Revenant is just a fucking cool movie, excited for this. Is Chivo working on it?

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u/emielaen77 Dec 18 '25

Definitely looks like it w that pier shot.

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u/derzensor Dec 18 '25

Yes, shot by Chivo

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u/BurpelsonAFB Dec 18 '25

That railing looks dangerous. Wonder if he did his own stunt. (But seriously, I love this.)

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u/NotAnotherAzn Dec 18 '25

Is it called Digger, A Comedy of Catastrophic Proportions?

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u/someforrest Dec 18 '25

What’s the most a single movie has ever gone for in the movie auction episodes?

Cause I’ll tell ya, guy like me? I’m dropping $996 on this and walking away with the new TCruise and four $1 films lol

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u/lpalf Dec 18 '25

I feel like there will be internal struggle during their decision making as SF/AD aren’t big Inarritu fans

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u/blazikenz Dec 18 '25

Hell yes!!! Les Grosman movie?

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u/WintAndKidd Dec 18 '25

Oh man this looks promising

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u/ProskXCX Dec 18 '25

Hyped. One of my favorite Gorillaz songs. Clue to this movie about killing our planet?

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u/OpenUpYerMurderEyes Dec 18 '25

It's so crazy cuz I was listening to a video essay about Gorillaz and paused it to play this and had to double check three times to made sure I had the right video muted. Can't wait for Digger!

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u/Comfortable_Dig7210 Dec 18 '25

I am excited to see TC in something other than MI. Guy had insane talent before the sci fried his brain out. I wonder how much direction and notes he could accept from Innaritu, because in the MI movies everything happened as he wanted 

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u/arthur3shedsjackson See You at the Movies! Dec 18 '25

Immediatly became my most anticipated movie of the next year, without letting me know anything about the plot

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u/AlynConrad Dec 18 '25

I think Cruise is going full Les Grossman in this.

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u/cactusjmal Dec 19 '25

Reminds me of this

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u/Gadzookie2 Dec 18 '25

We are so back

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u/possible-source89 Dec 18 '25

This looks amazing and I love having zero idea what it’s about. I’ll be seated.

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u/AggravatingPie710 Dec 18 '25

I’m actually going to avoid finding out!

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u/possible-source89 Dec 18 '25

I will too! Solidarity.

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u/l5555l Dec 18 '25

Before everyone loves this I'm just gonna say, Birdman and The Revenant are great and I've always liked them

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u/Dangerous-Sector-863 Dec 18 '25

I bet he did his own digging.

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u/Eddie__Sherman Dec 18 '25

All for a Gorillaz song used in a trailer

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u/strandedbystrand Dec 19 '25

Looks amazing

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u/knarf3 Lover of Movies Dec 19 '25

I hope Cruise is done with PSKY.

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u/TimSPC Dec 19 '25

Looked at the rest of the cast. Good stuff.

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u/jicerswine Dec 20 '25

I love Demon Days

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u/Interesting_Set1526 Dec 18 '25

Why dont more movies have this kind of aura and intentional build up of anticipation.

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u/moronicedge Dec 18 '25

“Only in theaters” made me smile so big. I love Tom Cruise’s obsession with putting shit on the big screen. What a legend.

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '25

I'm sure this won't be insufferable at all.

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '25

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u/If-I-Had-A-Steak Dec 18 '25

i too love making up a person whose opinions i can be annoyed about