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Tom Cruise, Iñárritu Talk Digger at Academy Museum

Tom Cruise and Alejandro G. Iñárritu discussed their Warner Bros. film Digger after a screening at the Academy Museum's David Geffen Theater.

Tom Cruise and Alejandro G. Iñárritu took the stage at the Academy Museum's David Geffen Theater for a discussion following a screening of their film Digger.

Digger is a Warner Bros. release with a reported $125 million production budget. Cruise stars as a Texas oil tycoon forced to face the music after an environmental disaster puts the world at risk.

The event unfolded as Paramount nears its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, a deal that would reshape the studio behind the film.

Cruise has ventured into offbeat territory before, including an Oscar-nominated turn in Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia and a role in Ben Stiller's Tropic Thunder, though he has spent much of his recent career on Mission: Impossible spectacles.

Digger has proved wildly divisive among critics, with some reviews positively savage, including The Hollywood Reporter's.

Quick answers

Where did the Digger screening and discussion take place?

At the Academy Museum's David Geffen Theater, followed by a discussion with Tom Cruise and Alejandro G. Iñárritu.

What is Digger about?

Tom Cruise stars as a Texas oil tycoon forced to face the music after an environmental disaster puts the world at risk.

What is Digger's reported budget?

The Warner Bros. release has a reported $125 million production budget.

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