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A Comedy of Catastrophic Proportions. 🪏👢🐱🧊🍿 #nowshowing #digger #tomcruise #alejandrogonzáleziñárritu #rizahmed

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Had the best birthday week. Take me to a fancy hotel and you'll find me in the pool with my goggles on... ➡️😂

Thank you for all the messages and surprises pals. I'll stop talking about my birthday now for at LEAST another year.
@jamesdryden89 thank you for all the plans! ❤️

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Digger (2026) follows Digger Rockwell, an aging oil businessman who works with U.S. President Compson to allow Rockwell United to take oil from Alaska and Greenland. After ignoring methane under the Greenland oil field, Digger learns that an explosion has broken off an ice shelf the size of Maryland and is sent towards Europe. This causes a wave of disasters as Digger tries to prove that he can save humanity. This movie was great. Tom Cruise does a great job playing Digger and gives a wild and fully committed performance. The rest of the cast, including Riz Ahmed, John Goodman, Jesse Plemons, and others, also do great jobs. They help show how this world works and how the story becomes more than just a disaster movie. Academy Award winning director Alejandro G. Iñárritu does a great job. The movie has great shots and smooth camera movements that move through scenes. The writing is also strong, even though some of the dialogue can feel a little long. The story can get confusing at times, but the great visuals, camera work, and acting help keep the movie interesting. There is also a great twist that makes the story even more interesting. This movie shows how humanity is partly responsible for its own destruction. People allow companies to damage the planet and then treat huge problems like entertainment instead of changing the way they live. This makes the movie more than just a climate change warning. It also becomes a criticism of society and the way people react to serious problems. Overall, this is a great disaster movie with strong acting, amazing visuals, and an interesting story about trying to overcome the impossible.

Rating: 9/10

Directed by #AlejandroGIñarritu

Studios: @warnerbros @legendary

Cast: @tomcruise @rizahmed #JohnGoodman #SandraHüller #MichaelStuhlbarg #JessePlemons @sophiewildee @jamesdryden89

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Review for DIGGER
A Satire no one expected

#digger #diggermovie #tomcruise #warnerbros #review

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Happy @diggerthemovie release day! 🪏

Chuffed to have been the Stand In for @jamesdryden89 on this crazy project!

Delighted still to be called back for a couple of weeks for @tomcruise big ol’ monologue, as one of many EU politicians watching in awe. A surreal experience, full of booing, chanting, and fighting. But I’m used to that when I walk in a room.

If you haven’t seen it, watch it. I’m not this red in it, bit greyer.

#digger #movie #film

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Digg ~ Or Die 🪏

Watch #Digger in cinemas October 2nd

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An outstanding night at the @diggerthemovie Royal performance & world premiere at Leicester sqr.

So privileged to enjoy this epic film with some of the team I worked so closely with for 6 months seeing the final result which is sure to blow you all away👍🏻

I can't fully convey the honour & privilege to work 6 months so closely with so many of the most talented people in the industry both cast & crew!🙏🏻
while my job was to watch every move & nuance of the incredibly skilled, detailed, creative & so respectful @tomcruise . I've certainly archived away many 'tricks' & aspects for my own roles & productions I'm cast in😉

Huge thanks to @tomcruise, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Emmanuel Lubezki @chivexp & @warnerbros for the incredible opportunity, experiences, colleagues, insights, concepts & memories I will always treasure and draw on🙏🏻🙏🏻

DIGGER - Only in theatres 2 October 2026

#digger #movies #film #premiere

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The real anchor of the Multiverse Saga. 🫡💼

#DeadpoolAndWolverine [2024]
#AvengersEndgame : Encore [2026]
#AvengersDoomsday [2026]

#TVA #TimeVarianceAuthority

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Bang bang bang James Drydan

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Working on ‘The Witness’ I got to meet, work and collaborate with some truly incredible actors 🎭

One of my favourite parts of costume design is getting underneath the surface of a character. Working closely with our consultants, digging into archives, unseen footage and researching each period allowed me to really understand the people and world we were recreating.

Then comes the magic of seeing an actor bring it all to life.

Mr @caramaka my bro! The memories from the UK to Spain are PRICELESS 👑

With Jordan’s character (André), I loved telling his journey through colour. In the 90s we embraced a richer, saturated palette, but as he evolved as a man and father, his wardrobe became almost a uniform. Navy blues became home.

Then there was Napper…

I FREAKED OUT when I saw the formidable @steve_stamp had been cast. I’m a HUGE fan of his work. That fitting was genuinely one of the best of my career.

The moment the costume went on, Steve transformed. His stance, posture, energy… suddenly Napper was standing in front of me. I remember thinking, I need to get EVERY detail right.

Those are the moments I love most as a Costume Designer, when costume and performance meet and you see a character emerge right in front of you. Steve, you were a dream. Thank you 🙏🏾

Neil Maskell became my set Dad 🫂 Jamie, James, Jon and Max brought so much joy and laughter, from fittings to set and everything in between.

My incredible Principal Standbys
@ethanlegarta @lily_harveyy @ifoundfluffy 💜
Thank you for being my eyes on set, protecting every detail and never allowing our creative vision to be compromised.

We often hear the horror stories about cast and crew, so I want to celebrate the opposite.

On ‘The Witness’, it was an utter joy to come to work every day. There was collaboration, trust, laughter and respect. Even while telling such a difficult story, there was so much light amongst us 😇

Lastly my Director, Alex Winckler. Thank you for believing in me 💜 You already know how much I adore YOU!

Next post will be all about @peris.costumes and the magic that happened in Spain 🇪🇸

Forever #grateful 🦋

#TheWitness #Costume #CostumeDesign #Storytelling

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I AM SO PROUD of @jamesdryden89 in @diggerthemovie Also, I bought a red dress for this but then worried I'd match the carpet... 😂

What an amazing night!! You are a superstar. ❤️ #digger

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Had the most special day yesterday celebrating the marriage of @natashavasandani and @jennyedavies We felt so lucky to be invited and look at these personal touch table settings. 😍 Photos of the fabulous brides to come after the photographer releases their pictures! Thank you for having us my Horrible Histories pal! ❤️

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