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Guillermo Del Toro Defends Alejandro Iñárritu Satire Digger

Filmmaker Guillermo Del Toro praised the new Tom Cruise film Digger on social media following mixed critical reviews and weak box office projections.

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Director Guillermo Del Toro publicly defended the film Digger on social media after the feature received mixed reviews upon its theatrical release, Variety and Deadline reported. The Warner Bros. R-rated black comedy was directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu and stars Tom Cruise. [1][2][3][4]

Variety reported that Del Toro called out critics of the movie on X, describing one review headline as entirely petty. According to Variety and Deadline, Del Toro praised the satire as daring, bold, and cinematically complex, adding that it is decidedly a theatrical experience. [1][2]

The defense follows early performance reports for the movie. Forbes reported that Digger is facing a weak box office opening, with projections estimating an 8 million dollar opening weekend. [4]

As FTMQ News reported earlier, the film premiered to mixed reviews from critics after its release. In an interview with Collider, Iñárritu said that working with Cruise on the project marked a career first for him as a filmmaker. [3][11]

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In short

  • Guillermo Del Toro defended Alejandro G. Iñárritu's film Digger on social media.
  • Digger stars Tom Cruise and is distributed by Warner Bros.
  • Del Toro called the film daring, bold, and cinematically complex.
  • Forbes reported that Digger is projected to earn 8 million dollars in its opening weekend.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Guillermo Del Toro Defends ‘Digger,’ Calls the Film ‘Daring, Bold and Cinematically Complex’Variety, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Guillermo Del Toro Buries ‘Digger’ In Praise, Slams “Petty” Review: “Decidedly A Theatrical Experience”Deadline, 4h ago
  3. [3]Alejandro G. Iñárritu Was So Blown Away by Tom Cruise’s ‘Digger’ Take He Refused to Film CoverageCollider, 5h ago
  4. [4]‘Digger’: Tom Cruise Film Eyes Dismal $8 Million Opening Weekend At Box OfficeForbes, 18h ago
  5. [5]Guillermo Del Toro Defends ‘Digger,’ Calls the Film ‘Daring, Bold and Cinematically Complex’imdb.com, 42m ago
  6. [6]Guillermo del Toro Defends Tom Cruise’s ‘Digger,’ Rips “Petty” HeadlineThe Hollywood Reporter, 1d ago
  7. [7]Guillermo del Toro & Alfonso Cuarón Rush to Defend Iñárritu's ‘Digger’ After Negative Reviews: “Entirely Petty”World of Reel, 5h ago
  8. [8]Guillermo del Toro Slams ‘Digger’ Criticism, Calls Review "Petty"Netflix Junkie, 2d ago

Background

  1. [9]Guillermo del Toro filmography on Wikipedia
  2. [10]The Motherland Calls on Wikipedia
  3. [11]Guillermo Del Toro Praises New Alejandro Iñárritu Satire Digger FTMQ News, 3h ago
  4. [12]Tom Cruise Defends Digger as Film Faces Weak Box Office Opening FTMQ News, 1h ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 12 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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