The Royal Film Performance™ of Digger

Join us for the Royal Film Performance™ and World Premiere of Digger, taking place in London’s Leicester Square on 22nd September.

Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alejandro G. Iñárritu returns with his original film Digger, starring Tom Cruise in the title role. In the film, Digger Rockwell, the most powerful man in the world, embarks on a frantic mission to prove he is humanity’s saviour before the disaster he’s unleashed destroys everything.

Starring alongside Cruise are Academy Award winner Riz Ahmed, John Goodman, Academy Award nominee Sandra Hüller, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Academy Award nominee Jesse Plemons.

Warner Bros. Pictures will release Digger in the UK and Ireland on 2 October 2026.

Iñárritu, Parent and Cruise, added: Digger was filmed, and post-production completed, in the UK, so it is especially meaningful to return there to debut the film with audiences for the first time in the country of its making. What we were able to accomplish with this film was made possible by the level of local excellence both in front of and behind the camera, and we can’t wait to share everyone’s talents with the world.”

Marcus Ryder MBE, CEO of The Film and TV Charity, said: ​“For more than 80 years, the Royal Film Performance has brought together audiences and industry leaders in support of a vital cause. It celebrates the exceptional creativity and talent behind our world-leading industry while raising essential funds to support the Film and TV Charity and the incredible talented people working behind the scenes. We are delighted that Digger will continue this proud tradition and help us further our mission to support the UK’s film, television, and cinema workforce.”

The World Premiere of Digger will be the 73rd Royal Film Performance™ delivered by the Charity in its 100-year history. 

The Royal Film Performance™ is our flagship fundraiser, helping the Charity support the tens of thousands of people working behind the scenes across the UK’s world-leading film and television industry.