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Ben Affleck warns Hollywood faces flood of awful movies as he defends Tom Cruise's $245 million Digger

PerthNow · 16 October 2026 at 10:18 am

Ben Affleck warns Hollywood faces flood of awful movies as he defends Tom Cruise's $245 million Digger

The Oscar-winning actor has condemned the backlash against Tom Cruise's ambitious new film Digger, arguing that celebrating expensive commercial failures could discourage studios from backing original productions, as major Hollywood stars rally behind the movie.

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