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The fans demanded; The Cinematic Schematic delivers. At listeners’ request, podcast co-hosts Caleb Masters and Laron Chapman share their takes on the new Tom Cruise movie, Digger, from co-writer/director Alejandro G. Iñárritu. Digger made headlines earlier this month when it opened in 5th place at the U.S. box office with a staggeringly low $8 million. The film has a production budget of around $150 million (estimates place it between $125 million and $180 million). The film will likely go down as one of the biggest flops of the century, and Cruise’s career.
Digger isn’t faring much better with critics. It’s currently sitting at 53% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Does this film deserve a disaster? And can the Oscars pull this film back from the brink of total critical and commercial failure?
We get into all of this and more in a full spoiler-filled review.
To keep the “downer” cinema theme going throughout this bonus conversation, they discuss the recent Skydance Paramount acquisition of Warner Bros. and what it means for consumers and Hollywood’s future.
On Tuesday, October 6th, Skydance Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery completed their merger. Here are a few of the key highlights:
- Both companies will serve as labels under the new parent company, named “Skydance”
- David Ellison serves as Chairman and CEO, alongside co-executive Ynon Kreiz (former Mattel CEO). Larry Ellison and RedBird Capital Partners hold controlling stakes, with additional financing backed by sovereign wealth funds from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE.
- Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, DC Comics, The Lord of the Rings, Top Gun, Mission: Impossible, and The Godfather will all fall under one corporate umbrella.
- Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy will also no longer be involved in the new company.
- Skydance has pledged to produce at least 30 movies a year for theatrical release, with a minimum 45-day window.
- The newly formed parent company starts day one with between $77.2 billion and $79 billion in debt.
In this bonus conversation, we’ll discuss what it could mean for consumers and Hollywood’s future.
We can’t believe how hard Digger swings for the fences. Does it deserve a better reputation?
Left: Caleb Masters
Right: Laron Chapman
About Digger
The most powerful man in the world embarks on a frantic mission to prove he is humanity’s savior before the disaster he’s unleashed destroys everything.
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