20 Actors Who Will CRUSH Upcoming Movie Roles
1. Tom Cruise - Digger
Though the dust hasn't even settled on the 2026 Oscars yet, if there's any single near-guaranteed Best Actor nominee for 2027, it's surely Tom Cruise in Alejandro G. Iñárritu's new black comedy Digger.
Digger has been hailed as Cruise's return to "serious" dramatic acting after years of mega-budget blockbusters, and though we don't know a whole lot about it yet, the stars already seem like they're aligning for Cruise to possibly finally win a competitive acting Oscar.
Cruise's character, Digger Rockwell, is described as "the most powerful man in the world," who races to prove himself humanity's saviour before a disaster he caused destroys everything.
The recently released teaser trailer kept Cruise veiled largely in shadow, though if test screening reports can be believed, he'll be performing the part in heavy prosthetics similar to his legendary Les Grossman character from Tropic Thunder.
That alone makes this fit Cruise like a glove, and considering how adept he's proven himself at both drama and comedy over the years, it's easy to see him as a note-perfect companion for Iñárritu's left-field storytelling sensibilities.