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New trailer for The Smashing Machine starring Dwayne Johnson

September 9, 2025 by Amie Cranswick

Following its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival which seen director Benny Safdie take home the Silver Lion award, A24 has shared a new trailer for the acclaimed biographical sports drama The Smashing Machine. The film sees Dwayne Johnson lead the cast as MMA & UFC fighter Mark Kerr, alongside Emily Blunt as […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Bas Rutten, Emily Blunt, James Moontasri, Lyndsey Gavin, Mark Kerr, Oleksandr Usyk, Ryan Bader, Satoshi Ishii, Stephen Quadros, the smashing machine, Yoko Hamamura

Dwayne Johnson is Mark Kerr in The Smashing Machine trailer

April 29, 2025 by Amie Cranswick

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 […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Benny Safdie, Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, the smashing machine

Are we about to see The Rocknaissance?

March 29, 2025 by Tom Jolliffe

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) […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Be Cool, Dwayne Johnson, Fast Five, Faster, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Martin Scorsese, Snitch, the smashing machine

Emily Blunt to reunite with Dwayne Johnson in Benny Safdie’s The Smashing Machine

February 27, 2024 by Matt Rodgers

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 […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: A24, Benny Safdie, Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, the smashing machine

Dwayne Johnson goes A24 for Benny Safdie’s The Smashing Machine

December 14, 2023 by EJ Moreno

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 […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: A24, Benny Safdie, Dwayne Johnson, the smashing machine

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