When will Tom Cruise and Alejandro G. Iñárritu visit Korea for Digger promotion?

They will visit Korea on Oct. 2 to promote Digger. Warner Bros. Korea said the two will also hold a press conference with local media and appear at a red-carpet event for fans.

Why is Tom Cruise’s upcoming Korea trip drawing attention?

It will be Cruise’s 13th visit to Korea, and his 12th trip last year set the record for the most visits to Korea by a Hollywood actor. The new trip is part of promotion for Digger.

What is Digger about?

Digger centers on Digger Rockwell, an eccentric billionaire and self-styled contrarian. A small crack at his drilling facility on the Greenland ice sheet sets off a catastrophic chain of events that threatens the entire world.

Tom Cruise to return to Korea Oct. 2 for 13th visit

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Summary

Tom Cruise and director Alejandro G. Iñárritu will visit Korea on Oct. 2 to promote their upcoming film Digger. Warner Bros. Korea said they will hold a press conference with local media and meet fans at a red-carpet event. The visit will mark Cruise’s 13th trip to Korea, while Iñárritu is returning for the first time since 2009.

Key Facts

Warner Bros. Korea announced the visit on Wednesday.
Cruise’s 12th trip to Korea last year set a record for the most visits to Korea by a Hollywood actor.
Iñárritu is a five-time Academy Award winner.
Digger follows Digger Rockwell, an eccentric billionaire and self-styled contrarian whose drilling facility on the Greenland ice sheet suffers a crack that triggers catastrophic events threatening the world.

By Hankookilbo

Published Sep 11, 2026 4:51 pm KST

Tom Cruise poses at a press conference for the film 'Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One' in Seoul, June 29, 2023. Newsis — Tom Cruise poses at a press conference for the film "Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One" in Seoul, June 29, 2023. Newsis

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 film in depth. They will also meet Korean movie fans in person at a red-carpet event.

“Digger” follows Digger Rockwell (Cruise), an eccentric billionaire and self-styled contrarian, whose drilling facility on the Greenland ice sheet is rocked by a small crack that triggers a catastrophic chain of events threatening the entire world.

Cruise’s 13th visit to Korea has drawn particular attention. The actor made his 12th trip to the country last year to promote “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning,” setting a record for the most visits to Korea by a Hollywood actor.

Iñárritu is returning to Korea for the first time since his visit in 2009.

Tom Cruise speaks during a ceremony honoring David Beckham with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, June 12. AP-Yonhap

This article from the Hankook Ilbo, the sister publication of The Korea Times, is translated by a generative AI system and edited by The Korea Times.

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