The Smashing Machine, 2025. Written and directed by Benny Safdie. Starring Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Lyndsey Gavin, Ryan Bader, Zoe Kosovic, Bas Rutten, Oleksandr Usyk, Paul Lazenby, James Moontasri, Yoko Hamamura, Paul Cheng, Andre Tricoteux, Satoshi Ishii, Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu, and Mark Kerr. SYNOPSIS: The story of legendary mixed martial arts and UFC fighter Mark Kerr. […]
Watch Dwayne Johnson become Mark Kerr in The Smashing Machine featurette
A24 has released a featurette for The Smashing Machine, which sees writer-director Benny Safdie and stars Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt take us behind the scenes of the film as they discuss Johnson’s transformation into MMA & UFC fighter Mark Kerr for the acclaimed biographical sports drama; check it out below along with a new […]
New trailer for The Smashing Machine starring Dwayne Johnson
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 […]
Dwayne Johnson is Mark Kerr in The Smashing Machine trailer
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 […]
