From Variety · Ellise Shafer · · 40s
Tom Cruise Speeds Up Digger Transformation
Tom Cruise cuts his makeup time from six to under an hour for 'Digger' role.
In brief
Tom Cruise cuts his makeup time from six to under an hour for 'Digger' role. Tom Cruise convinced makeup team to complete his 'Digger' prosthetic transformation in under an hour after initially taking six hours. Originally reported by Variety.
Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise plays wealthy oil tycoon Digger Rockwell in film.
Transformation Time
Cruise initially spent six hours on prosthetics for role.
Makeup Team
Cruise convinced makeup team to reduce time to under an hour.
Prosthetics
Transformation included fat suit and prosthetics for role.
Efficiency
Cruise improved makeup process to save time for film.
The short version
Tom Cruise convinced makeup team to complete his 'Digger' prosthetic transformation in under an hour after initially taking six hours.
