Release Date: When Is Digger Coming Out?
October 2, 2026, in U.S. theaters; international release begins September 30.
Actors: Who is in Digger (2026) Movie?
Tom Cruise as Digger Rockwell
DOB: July 3, 1962.
Tom Cruise is an American actor known for Risky Business, Top Gun, Mission: Impossible, and Top Gun: Maverick.
He earned Oscar nominations for Born on the Fourth of July, Jerry Maguire, and Magnolia.
Role: Cruise plays Digger Rockwell, the eccentric oil tycoon at the center of the story.
His actions unleash an ecological disaster, leaving him desperate to prove he can save humanity.
Riz Ahmed as Ganesh
DOB: December 1, 1982.
Riz Ahmed is a British Pakistani actor, rapper, and writer.
His credits include Sound of Metal, Nightcrawler, and Mogul Mowgli.
He has won an Emmy and an Academy Award.
Role: Ahmed plays Ganesh. Character details remain limited.
John Goodman as President Compson
DOB: June 20, 1952.
John Goodman is an American actor known for Roseanne, The Big Lebowski, Raising Arizona, Argo, and Monsters, Inc.
His work spans television, film, theater, and voice acting.
Role: Goodman plays President Compson, a political figure dealing with the catastrophe.
Sandra Hüller as Emma
DOB: April 30, 1978.
Sandra Hüller is a German actress known for Requiem, Toni Erdmann, The Zone of Interest, and Anatomy of a Fall.
She has won European acting honors and earned Oscar and BAFTA nominations.
Role: Hüller plays Emma. Further details remain undisclosed.
Michael Stuhlbarg as Vice President
DOB: July 5, 1968.
Michael Stuhlbarg is an American actor whose credits include A Serious Man, Boardwalk Empire, Call Me by Your Name, The Shape of Water, and Dopesick.
He has Tony and Emmy nominations.
Role: Stuhlbarg plays the Vice President, among the political figures surrounding the crisis.
Jesse Plemons as Kenny
DOB: April 2, 1988.
Jesse Plemons is an American actor known for Friday Night Lights, Breaking Bad, Fargo, Black Mirror, and The Power of the Dog.
He has won a Cannes Best Actor award and earned nominations.
Role: Plemons plays Kenny. Character details remain limited.
Sophie Wilde
DOB: July 22, 1997.
Sophie Wilde is an Australian actress best known for Talk to Me, Everything Now, and The Portable Door.
Her Talk to Me performance brought international attention.
Role: Wilde is in the ensemble, but her character remains undisclosed.
Emma D’Arcy
DOB: June 27, 1992.
Emma D’Arcy is a British actor and theater-maker known worldwide for Rhaenyra Targaryen in House of the Dragon.
Their other work includes Mothering Sunday.
Role: D’Arcy is in Digger, but their character remains undisclosed.
Robert John Burke
DOB: September 12, 1960.
Robert John Burke is an American actor known for RoboCop 3, Tombstone, Thinner, Rescue Me, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
Role: Burke is in the cast, but his character remains undisclosed.
Burn Gorman
DOB: September 1, 1974.
Burn Gorman is an English actor recognized for Torchwood, Game of Thrones, The Expanse, Pacific Rim, and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.
Role: Gorman is in the ensemble, but his character remains publicly undisclosed now.
More Actors
• Pip Torrens.
• Stephen Wight.
• Aoife Hinds.
• Cullen Moss.
Plot – What is Digger (2026) Movie about?
The film follows Digger Rockwell, a powerful oil tycoon whose actions cause a catastrophic ecological disaster.
The official synopsis says he races to prove he is humanity’s savior before the disaster destroys everything.
It is described as a comedy of catastrophic proportions. Further plot details remain publicly undisclosed so far.
Director and Production
- Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu.
- Writers: Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Alexander Dinelaris, Nicolás Giacobone, and Sabina Berman.
- Story: Sabina Berman, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, and Jez Butterworth.
- Producers: Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Tom Cruise, Mary Parent, and Michael Sharp.
- Executive Producers: Sabina Berman, Jez Butterworth, Alexander Dinelaris, Nicolás Giacobone, Joshua Grode, and Emmanuel Lubezki.
- Production Companies: Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures.
- Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures.
- Country of Production: United States, United Kingdom, and Mexico.
- Language: English.