Watch the official trailer for Benny Safdie’s THE SMASHING MACHINE, starring Dwayne Johnson and Academy Award nominee Emily Blunt. In theaters October 3. | A24

Watch the official trailer for Benny Safdie’s THE SMASHING MACHINE, starring Dwayne Johnson and Academy Award nominee Emily Blunt. In theaters October 3rd. | The Smashing Machine

All-new trailer for Benny Safdie's #TheSmashingMachine, starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt. | Rotten Tomatoes

Dwayne Johnson stars as legendary MMA fighter Mark Kerr in The Smashing Machine, an intense biographical drama set to release in 2025. Directed by Benny Safdie, the film dives deep into the life of Kerr — a two-time UFC Heavyweight Tournament Champion and Pride FC fighter, known for his dominance inside the cage and his struggles outside of it. The film is based on the 2002 HBO documentary of the same name, which chronicled Kerr’s battle with addiction, painkiller dependency, and the emotional t