Mission: Impossible 9 Seems Inevitable After Bad Digger Updates, Tom Cruise Fans Believe

Tom Cruise fans are speculating that Mission: Impossible 9 seems inevitable. Such a rumor has surfaced due to disappointing early updates for Digger.

After playing the action hero in movies like Top Gun and Mission: Impossible, Cruise switched to a very different character in Digger. He played the titular character, Digger Rockwell, an elderly billionaire. While the movie was being positioned for an Oscar campaign, the initial reception has been mixed. According to Rotten Tomatoes updates, the Alejandro G. Iñárritu feature debuted with a 41% rating. While the rating has now improved to 53% at the time of writing this article, the Tomatometer still looks underwhelming. ComingSoon.net‘s critic Jonathan Sim gave the film a 5 out of 10.

Following the early reviews, some fans online shared their opinions on Cruise’s next move. One such fan, @hunters174, predicted, “Another Mission Impossible.”

Why fans think Mission: Impossible isn’t going anywhere

After the disappointing reviews from the critics, Digger will soon receive its audience response after its theatrical release. Amid this, fans believe that Tom Cruise might be back again with another Mission: Impossible movie to redeem himself after the setback.

One X user from @hidden_cinema0 suggested that more Mission: Impossible movies could follow Cruise’s latest project. The fan noted, “Yeah, we’re getting 10 more Mission Impossible movies, aren’t we?”

Another user @steelthistweet, echoed the same thought and added, “We’re getting Mission Impossible 9 now, hell yeah!”

The synopsis of the Alejandro G. Iñárritu-directed film reads, “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.”

Although Tom Cruise and Warner Bros. are backing a major Oscar campaign for the upcoming satirical dark comedy, the film’s mixed critical reception could affect its awards-season prospects.

Digger is scheduled to hit theaters on October 2, 2026.

Source: Comingsoon.net