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Watch Trailer for Tom Cruise in “Digger,” About a Megalomaniac Saving the World from His Own Mess: Satirical Comedy? “Dr. Strangelove” 2.0?

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Warner Bros. is pinning its hopes on “Digger,” starring Tom Cruise and opening this fall.

Alejandro Innaritu wrote and directed what looks from the trailer like a Coen Bros. satirical comedy. The story line is about a megalomaniac who must have the world from his own massive mistake.

Sandra Huller is the only woman in the main cast. Also featured are John Goodman — looking very Coen-ish, and Jesse Plemons.

This is Tom Cruise with lots of makeup looking for an Oscar nomination, if not win. He looks a lot like Slim Pickens in “Dr. Strangelove.” We’ll see what happens down the road.

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