Iñárritu Describes His Upcoming Tom Cruise Movie As “A Wild Comedy of Catastrophic Proportions”

Fresh off wrapping production in London on his Tom Cruise film, Alejandro González Iñárritu has arrived in Cannes to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Amores Perros—the film that launched his international career.

Iñárritu will then to head back to London to begin editing his film, currently operating under the working title “Judy.”

While in Cannes, Iñárritu, in his first interview since “Judy” was announced, explains the film doesn’t have Tom Cruise doing stunts (“there’s none of that”) and that it’s a “character driven film “mounted on the shoulders of Tom” which he “knew he was exactly the right person”(via Deadline).

This is a wild comedy of catastrophic proportions. It’s insane. He makes me laugh every day. The range that I discovered working with Tom is unprecedented for me as a director. I was so fucking impressed and happy […] He gives himself. He has an incredible sense of passion. It’s a brutal comedy. It’s a wild comedy of human nature. It’s scary and funny. It’s beautiful. I will start editing next week […] It was a very challenging film, you will see. It’s many borders of many things.

Tom Cruise leads an ensemble cast that includes Sandra Hüller, Jesse Plemons, John Goodman, Riz Ahmed, Michael Stuhlbarg, Sophie Wilde, and Emma D’Arcy. The film is scheduled to premiere on October 2, 2026. Details remain tightly under wraps, and it’s likely we won’t get a clearer picture until sometime next year.

Iñárritu co-wrote the screenplay in 2023 with longtime collaborators Nicolás Giacobone and Alexander Dine Paris—both of “Birdman”—alongside writer Sabina Berman.

Three-time Oscar-winning cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki is also reuniting with Iñárritu for this project, marking their first collaboration since The Revenant. Notably, Lubezki did not shoot Iñárritu’s last film, “Bardo” (that credit went to Darius Khondji). Lubezki’s most recent film work was on “Amsterdam” in 2022.

This new film marks Iñárritu’s return to directing following “Bardo,” which premiered at the 2022 Venice Film Festival to mixed reviews. His acclaimed body of work includes “Birdman,” “The Revenant,” “Amores Perros,” “21 Grams,” and “Babel.”