Del Toro Slams IGN's 'Digger' Review Headline as 'Entirely Petty'
Guillermo del Toro called IGN's review headline for Tom Cruise and Alejandro G. Iñárritu's film Digger 'entirely petty' while endorsing the movie's ambition.
Guillermo del Toro has taken aim at IGN over its review headline for Digger, the film from Tom Cruise and Alejandro G. Iñárritu. In a public comment, the filmmaker called the headline "entirely petty," according to Collider.
Del Toro did not stop at criticism. He also endorsed the film's ambition, signaling support for what Cruise and Iñárritu set out to achieve with the project.
He went further by defending the idea of watching Digger on a theatrical screen, pushing back on any suggestion that the film's scale is better suited to a smaller format.
The exchange puts del Toro, a longtime champion of ambitious cinema, in the middle of the conversation around one of the year's most closely watched collaborations.
Quick answers
What did Guillermo del Toro say about IGN's Digger review?
He called IGN's review headline for Digger 'entirely petty.'
Did del Toro support the film?
Yes. He endorsed the film's ambition and defended watching it on a theatrical screen.
Who stars in and directs Digger?
Tom Cruise and Alejandro G. Iñárritu are attached to the film.