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Riz Ahmed lands Digger role after Vir Das, Fahadh auditions
Hindustan Times··29 Sept
Riz Ahmed will play Ganesh in Digger beside Tom Cruise after Vir Das and Fahadh Faasil auditioned. Asked for a message, Ahmed said sorry, thanked their work, and hoped to collaborate. Vir Das wrote he gave two auditions and they went with Ahmed. The film opens internationally on September 30 and in North America on October 2.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Viewers can see Ahmed opposite Cruise when Digger releases on September 30 internationally.
- North American audiences get the film on October 2.
- The cast also includes John Goodman, Sandra Hüller, Michael Stuhlbarg and Jesse Plemons.
What's Happening
- Ahmed told SCREEN he would tell Vir Das and Fahadh Faasil sorry and thank you for their work.
- Fahadh said he skipped the part after being asked to spend three or four months in the US for the accent without pay.
- Vir Das posted that he was crestfallen after two auditions but called the script insanity in a good way.
What the film follows
- Digger is described as a satirical dark comedy directed by Alejandro G. Inarritu.
- Cruise plays an oil tycoon trying to reverse a disaster he unleashed, according to the coverage.
- Ahmed previously earned an Oscar nomination for Sound of Metal and an Oscar as producer for The Long Goodbye.
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