A24 has shared the first trailer and a poster for The Smashing Machine, the biographical sports drama from writer-director Benny Safdie which sees Dwayne Johnson swapping the squared circle for the octagon to play UFC fighter Mark Kerr. Check them out below… Joining Dwayne Johnson in the cast are Emily Blunt as Dawn Staples, Ryan […]
Are we about to see The Rocknaissance?
Dwayne Johnson is coming to a turning point in his career; from predictable and interchangeable movies to Martin Scorsese and Benny Safdie, are we about to see The Rocknaissance..?. You’ve seen that meme. A four-panelled picture of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, dressed in seemingly identical gear (a tight white T, stained in dirt and sweat) […]
Emily Blunt to reunite with Dwayne Johnson in Benny Safdie’s The Smashing Machine
Emily Blunt is set to reunite with her Jungle Cruise co-star Dwayne Johnson for Benny Safdie’s MMA drama The Smashing Machine. According to The Insneider the Academy Award nominated actor is in talks for the A24 drama, which will focus on the life of the legendary MMA fighter Mark Kerr. As well as being a reunion with […]
Dwayne Johnson goes A24 for Benny Safdie’s The Smashing Machine
Are we entering the Dwayne Johnson arthouse era? News broke this week that Johnson is set to star and produce in a new A24 film from filmmaker Benny Safdie. The film is titled The Smashing Machine and will look at the legendary MMA fighter Mark Kerr. Safdie also wrote the script, producing with Johnson and […]
