{
  "id": 6725685,
  "title": "Tom Cruise to return to Korea Oct. 2 for 13th visit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/tom-cruise-to-return-to-korea-oct-2-for-13th-visit",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T08:07:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/20260911/tom-cruise-to-return-to-korea-oct-2-for-13th-visit"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hollywood actor Tom Cruise is scheduled to return to Korea on October 2 for his 13th visit to the country, according to Warner Bros. Korea. Cruise will join director Alejandro G. Iñárritu, a five-time Academy Award winner, to promote their upcoming film \"Digger.\" During their visit, Cruise and Iñárritu will participate in a press conference with local media, discussing the film in detail. Additionally, they will meet Korean movie fans at a red-carpet event. \"Digger\" revolves around Digger Rockwell (Cruise), an eccentric billionaire and self-proclaimed contrarian, whose drilling facility on the Greenland ice sheet faces a series of catastrophic events due to a small crack. Cruise's 13th trip to Korea has garnered significant attention. He made his 12th visit last year to promote \"Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning,\" setting a record for the most visits by a Hollywood actor. Iñárritu will be returning to Korea for the first time since his visit in 2009.",
  "summary": "Hollywood actor Tom Cruise is set to return to Korea, marking his 13th visit to the country. Warner Bros. Korea announced Wednesday that Cruise and director Alejandro G. Iñárritu, a five-time Academy Award winner, will visit Korea on Oct. 2 to promote their upcoming film “Digger.” During their visit, Cruise and Iñárritu will hold a press conference with local media, where they will discuss the…",
  "key_points": [
    "Tom Cruise to visit Korea on October 2 for 13th visit.",
    "Cruise joins director Alejandro G. Iñárritu to promote Digger.",
    "Digger film involves eccentric billionaire facing Greenland catastrophe."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Tom Cruise's upcoming visit cements his status as the Hollywood actor with the most visits to Korea, further solidifying his connection with local fans and promoting his latest film.",
  "illustration": null,
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    "outlets": 3,
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Tom Cruise to return to Korea Oct. 2 for 13th visit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/tom-cruise-to-return-to-korea-oct-2-for-13th-visit-6731293",
        "published": "2026-09-11T08:57:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "BTS SUGA return to South Korea remains unconfirmed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/bts-suga-return-to-south-korea-remains-unconfirmed",
        "published": "2026-09-11T10:42:50.000Z"
      }
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  },
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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."
}