# Tom Cruise's Digger: Prosthetics Reveal Hidden Self

> Tom Cruise transforms under prosthetics for Alejandro González Iñárritu's Digger, his first film collaboration after 25 years.
- Title: Tom Cruise's Digger: Prosthetics Reveal Hidden Self | Shortify
- Summary: Tom Cruise transforms under prosthetics for Alejandro González Iñárritu's Digger, his first film collaboration after 25 years. Tom Cruise appears…
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- Source: Nationalpost — https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/film-digger-cruise
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## Tom Cruise and Alejandro González Iñárritu
Tom Cruise first watched Alejandro González Iñárritu's 25-year-old film Amores Perros and thought: 'What the f***?'

> What the f***?
## Cruise's 25-Year Film Journey
Cruise has worked with Stanley Kubrick, Martin Scorsese, Ridley Scott, Tony Scott, and Ron Howard, and saw every Iñárritu film in theaters.
## Digger Collaboration
Iñárritu approached Cruise seven years ago while he was shooting Top Gun: Maverick for his film Digger, which he worked on for two years.
## Digger's Release and Plot
Digger, released on October 2, features Cruise as Digger Rockwell, an arrogant oil baron drilling in Greenland that threatens global disaster.
## Cruise's Prosthetics Challenge
Cruise said, 'Alejandro, he’s like, 'I want you to look like this' … I’m thinking, 'This guy’s got f***ing balls,' and I’m like, 'I can’t wait. Let’s go.''

> Alejandro, he’s like, 'I want you to look like this' … I’m thinking, 'This guy’s got f***ing balls,' and I’m like, 'I can’t wait. Let’s go.'
## Cast Reaction to Prosthetics
Cruise's castmates said they weren’t prepared to see him become so unrecognizable with grey hair, wrinkles, and a large gut.
## Digger's Impact
The film, which Iñárritu said he had been crafting for 10 years, is described by the cast as a painting with many parts that come alive on screen.
## Key takeaway

Tom Cruise appears unrecognizable in Digger, a film where he plays an oil baron threatening global disaster, after 25 years of watching Iñárritu's work.