Why keeping Tom Cruise's secret made Sophie Wilde 'so stressed'
Australian actor Sophie Wilde discusses the challenges of keeping secrets regarding her role in the upcoming Alejandro G. Iñárritu film 'Digger', starring Tom Cruise. The film has been the subject of intense speculation and secrecy throughout its production.
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This reflects the modern trend of extreme secrecy in high-budget film marketing and the pressure it places on actors.
The details of Sophie Wilde's Digger character have been kept under lock and key. ( Getty: Kate Green )
Link copied Share Share article There have been few movie secrets in 2026 as fiercely guarded as "Who is Digger Rockwell?".
A cryptic teaser landed all the way back in December 2025, showing Tom Cruise's superstar silhouette transformed into something softer and pudgier. In the long months between the teaser and the trailer, rumours whipped around the Alejandro G Iñárritu (Birdman, The Revenant) satirical black comedy.
It was a musical, it was set in purgatory, Digger was based on Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, it was a bomb, it was a masterpiece.
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