Why keeping Tom Cruise's secret made Sophie Wilde 'so stressed'

The details of Sophie Wilde's Digger character have been kept under lock and key. ( Getty: Kate Green )

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.

The narrative remained a mystery right up until a few months ago when audiences learned that Digger Rockwell is an oil magnate with a direct ear to the US president (John Goodman), an uncanny valley cat companion, and a catastrophe on the horizon.

There are few things Digger Rockwell (Tom Cruise) loves more than his cat Maggie. ( Supplied: Warner Bros. )

However, secrets and whispers still shrouded the movie with theories on what the "twist" embedded in the film could be.

Digger's enigma was so important to Iñárritu that right up until a few days before release, it hadn't even been announced which character Australian actor Sophie Wilde would be playing.

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