{
  "id": 8270450,
  "title": "Tom Cruise Plays Coy With Those ‘Digger’ Musical Theories: ‘It’s a Very Good Idea’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/tom-cruise-plays-coy-with-those-digger-musical-theories-its-a-very",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-18T15:42:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/culture-lifestyle/culture/is-digger-a-musical-tom-cruise-comments-jimmy-fallon/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "During a Thursday night appearance on The Tonight Show, Tom Cruise addressed the theories surrounding his upcoming film \"Digger\" being a secret musical. NBC host Jimmy Fallon introduced the notion to Cruise, noting that the idea has been circulating online as more footage of the film has been released in anticipation of its October 2 release. Some fans have seized on rambunctious, out-of-context clips from the trailers to support the claim that Warner Bros. is deliberately concealing the musical aspect of \"Digger.\" Cruise seemed to both agree with the theory and dismiss it. When Fallon asked him about the allegations that \"Digger\" is a musical, Cruise responded, \"No. But I think it's a very good idea. I think we should do 'Digger: The Musical.'\" His comments may not dissuade the most fervent film conspiracy theorists from their stance. During their conversation, Cruise made sure to clarify a scene in the film where his character reveals a posterior. \"That's prosthetics,\" Cruise told Fallon after the comedian brought up that scene. When Fallon was skeptical, Cruise insisted, \"I can do better than that!\" Later in their chat, Cruise discussed his recent experience watching a Kansas City Chiefs game with Taylor Swift. Fallon asked Cruise what they talked about during the game, to which Cruise replied, \"She was schooling me on football.\" \"She knows her stuff,\" he added, \"She knew nothing about football when she met Travis [Kelce]. [She told me she'd be like] 'What was it like playing against your brother? Like tackling each other?' She said, 'You know, he's so patient.' I kind of said, 'I'm sure he was! I think everybody would be patient!'\" Cruise also noted that he hadn't been to a football game since before Covid, so seeing the game in person with Swift was \"a lot of fun.\"",
  "summary": "“He’s astonishing,” the actor tells Jimmy Fallon of working with director Alejandro González Iñárritu The post Tom Cruise Plays Coy With Those ‘Digger’ Musical Theories: ‘It’s a Very Good Idea’ appeared first on TheWrap .",
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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."
}