The new trailer for Tom Cruise's next movie Digger has spawned a bizarre theory about what kind of film it really is and it's left fans divided

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Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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An unusual new theory about Tom Cruise's forthcoming black comedy film has divided the internet.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter A new trailer for Tom Cruise's forthcoming film Digger was released on September 9 It's spawned a wild new theory about the dark comedy movie The hypothesis has drawn myriad reactions from social media users A fierce fan debate has erupted online over Tom Cruise's next movie Digger and it's all thanks to a bizarre new fan theory.

With the forthcoming black comedy due out in theaters worldwide on October 2, Warner Bros. Pictures released one final teaser for the Cruise-fronted
vehicle on September 9. You can check it out below if you haven't seen it
yet: DIGGER | Official Final Trailer - YouTube Watch On The latest trailer
for one of late 2026's most anticipated new movies arrived two months after Digger 's initial teaser gave us our first look at Cruise's wildest on-screen transformation yet . Latest Videos From TechRadar Watch full video here:

And, while both rounds of footage highlight what the film will be about, a
new fan theory, which has quickly gained traction online, implies we might be in for a major surprise when Digger is eventually released.

Indeed, in the wake of its most recent teaser's release, X/Twitter user and John Dies at the End author Jason Pargin hypothesized that Digger 's
marketing campaign is pulling the wool over our eyes. The reason? Pargin believes that, while it's been billed as a dark comedy, it'll actually be a musical. You may like New Tom Cruise movie Digger drops first unhinged
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as explosive as a SpaceX rocket Clayface trailer explained: 9 big questions answered about the new body horror movie My favorite conspiracy theory right now is that Digger is secretly a musical and theyre desperately trying to
hide it in the marketing pic.twitter.com/JORNZ0iqib September 10, 2026 Outlandish as that sounds, it's not a theory we can immediately discard.
After all, Pargin provides some visual evidence in his tweet that indicates that Digger could contain a musical number or four.

Additionally, mystery-laced comments from Cruise earlier this year ones in which he said that it's taken him 40 years to prepare to play the film's lead
only add further fuel to the fire. Is Cruise really saying, then, that he need four decades' worth of acting experience to pluck up the courage to sing on-screen? I wouldn't be stunned if that's the case. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. What are fans saying about this wild fan theory about Digger? Fans have had a lot to say about this new
theory about Cruise's next big-screen offering (Image credit: Warner Bros.)
At the time of publication, Pargin's post has been viewed over four million times and, suffice it to say, it's drawn all kinds of reactions from his fellow X/Twitter users.

"[I've] been following this the last couple of days," Larry Matovina said. "I swear, if I walk into Digger and its secretly a musical Im gonna be so stoked."

"The way that congressional hearing scene is staged screams musical to me (once I heard about this theory, to be fair)," DankChains opined. "But, everything else I could go either way." What to read next Spider-Man: Brand New Day's post-credits scene might not mean what you think it does Reacher season 4 fans have forgotten Prime Video's hit crime drama is intentionally dumb fun Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer #2 live: what we know ahead of the new teaser's debut wait a minute https://t.co/Nm7HNkWQb5 September 11, 2026 "It's going to take an Oh Brother Where Art Thou level of musical, calling it," I'mma Duck posted. Elsewhere, waynesfury said: "Im sorry, but the
concept of seeing Tom Cruise do a musical makes Digger way more interesting
to me", while Regelgorilla simply wrote: "Best theory."

"If I pay to watch this at the cinema and this turns out to be true, very bad things will happen," dharnyyoung fired back. "I'm gonna be so f*****g annoyed if this is true," blameitonyou chimed in, before inceptstellar stated: "To me it'll go from 5/5 to 2.5 instantly [if it's a musical]."

"I lowkey believe that theory," Tanner_Slavin wrote. "But, I also think that its such a stupid marketing idea to market musicals as if they arent
musicals, cause people who dont like musicals wont like it. If a film is a musical they should own up to that because there IS an audience for that."

Luvkaters perhaps summed things up best, though, saying: "God, I hope Digger is a musical. Could you imagine an end of the world musical with fat balding southern Tom Cruise?". I certainly can and, on that description alone, I'm all-in on this theory now.

What do you think about Digger secretly being a musical? Let me know in the comments. Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds.



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