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Tom Cruise's ‘Digger’ Will Lose $250 Million | Exclusive (www.thewrap.com)
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[–] 37 points 1 week ago* (5 children)

Looking at the cast, with the exception of Cruise, this would be a movie I’d check out once it went to streaming (Jesse Plemons is awesome). But in 2026, I have zero interest in watching a film about a wealthy white guy that unleashed some bullshit on the world and is now trying to prove he’s “humanity’s savior.” The US is a dystopian hellscape and I’m not about to subject myself to more of that, even if it’s some sort of dark comedy. I watched the trailer and it made no goddamn sense to me. All I saw was Cruise, an actor I dislike, bathing a weird fucking Muppet cat, while looking like one of the multitude of old white dumb fucks running the US into the ground. There’s a metric fuckload of other stuff I’d rather be watching and I’m over needlessly subjecting myself to more dystopia.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 days ago

    The biggest issue with marketing this movie is there is no way to accurately tell the potential audience what it is actually about without ruining the experience of the movie. Even by making this post I have ruined it a little because I have set up expectations.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

    The trailer does the movie no justice. For good reason, it's trying very hard not to reveal too much. It all makes sense in a way you wouldn't expect; Even the werid cat. You should see it sometime

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  • [–] 2 points 4 days ago

    I just saw the film and you're right that the marketing for this film is difficult. The trailer sets up one story, but that is just the start.

    I thought the trailer did a good job setting things up because I could tell it was dancing around "something" but didn't want to reveal it. I was intrigued to learn more and figured I'd give it a shot.

    I didn't expect what I got, but I really enjoyed it.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago

    Tbh I do want to see it, but I kinda have to agree that the trailers made it seem very tone deaf (though I believe that's what they were going for as well).

    I was slightly disappointed in Mickey 17 because of the weird government people on the ship, which give me the same vibes.

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