{
  "id": 17834705,
  "title": "John Goodman Says ‘Digger’ Was ‘Killed’ by Critics ‘Before We Even Opened’ and ‘It Hurt’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/john-goodman-says-digger-was-killed-by-critics-before-we-even-opened",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T18:23:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/john-goodman-digger-killed-by-critics-before-opening-1236937556/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "John Goodman is finally speaking out about “Digger” flopping with critics and at the box office. During an appearance on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast, the actor said all of the negative pre-release buzz for the movie effectively killed its chances of making money at the box office. “Digger” cost north of $160 million to […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "John Goodman Laments Bad ‘Digger’ Reviews: ‘Kind of Killed Us Before We Even Opened’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/john-goodman-laments-bad-digger-reviews-kind-of-killed-us-before-we",
        "published": "2026-11-02T20:17:47.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}