Digger (film)

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Digger (film) has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Bill Simmons Podcast. 3 people have made recorded remarks about it.

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Lathan argues that Tom Cruise can no longer sustain his career on spectacle in his 60s.
“You can't spectacle yourself through your career in your 60s. People have to feel like some type of actual connection to you beyond things going fast”
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 1:26:02
Lathan argues that 'Digger' was mismarketed as a farcical morality tale when it is far more grounded.
“So based upon what actually happens in the movie, the movie was completely and totally mismarketed”
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 1:24:45
Lathan contends that 'Digger' is a brilliant film despite its poor reception.
“I thought Digger was brilliant. I thought Digger was brilliant in execution”
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 1:20:12

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
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

Ryan questions whether Cruise's spectacle-driven promotion still helps his films.
“I wonder whether or not it serves the movies anymore. When it becomes the spectacle of Tom Cruise in interviews,”
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 1:24:00

NBA One Guy (the East!), a Man City Punishment Primer, and Tom Cruise’s Bomb With J. Kyle Mann, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan
The 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.