New trailer: Dwayne Johnson as UFC fighter Mark Kerr in The Smashing Machine
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An almost âunrecognizableâ Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson is the focus of a new trailer for his upcoming movie The Smashing Machine that dropped on YouTube on Tuesday morning.
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Johnson plays Mark Kerr, a star of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) when the mixed martial arts phenomenon was in its infancy.
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The movie is directed by Benny Safdie (Uncut Gems), based on his own script crafted from Kerrâs own true story. It was filmed in and around Metro Vancouver from May to July 2024.
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Johnson nursed the project through all the stages of its development and acted as executive producer, before setting up in Hollywood North to play the title character last summer.
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Johnson also endured a radical transformation in the makeup chair each day of filming to portray Kerr, who was a huge star and multiple champion in the early years of UFC/MMA, then fell on hard times as the new millennium dawned before getting sober in recent years. Johnsonâs co-star Emily Blunt described him as âunrecognizableâ in the role.
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The trailer, which also features Blunt as Kerrâs partner, offers a hint of what to expect. Just like the early UFC days it depicts, itâs gritty, rough and bloody, mirroring its 2022 documentary counterpart (also called The Smashing Machine: The Life and Times of Extreme Fighter Mark Kerr).
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The Smashing Machine opens in theatres on Oct. 3. Watch the trailer below.
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