What Bill Simmons has said about Digger (film)
2 quotes · 1 episode · Oct 6, 2026
Bill Simmons, Sportswriter and founder of The Ringer, host of The Bill Simmons Podcast, has been quoted on Digger (film) 2 times in 1 episode of The Bill Simmons Podcast, most recently on October 6, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Simmons says Cruise should not have promoted 'Digger' at all because his public persona has become too strange.
“I don't think he should have promoted the movie at all I don't think he should have done anything and I don't think it helps”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: NBA One Guy (the East!), a Man City Punishment Primer, and Tom Cruise’s Bomb With J. Kyle Mann, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan (Oct 6, 2026) · Listen from 1:22:58
Simmons suggests that the success of Top Gun: Maverick convinced Cruise he could keep playing the same kind of star role.
“You know what's the worst thing that happened to Tom Cruise for this aging thing you're talking about? How good Top Gun Maverick was”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: NBA One Guy (the East!), a Man City Punishment Primer, and Tom Cruise’s Bomb With J. Kyle Mann, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan (Oct 6, 2026) · Listen from 1:28:05
Episodes
NBA One Guy (the East!), a Man City Punishment Primer, and Tom Cruise’s Bomb With J. Kyle Mann, Chris Ryan, and Van LathanThe Bill Simmons Podcast · Oct 6, 2026 · 2 h 13 min
Bill Simmons and J. Kyle Mann pick one key player per NBA Eastern Conference team, then Chris Ryan and Van Lathan discuss cable stars, Tom Cruise's 'Digger,' and Manchester City's punishment.
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