It’s The Rock as you’ve by no means seen him earlier than: Trying like another person. Within the first trailer for A24’s The Smashing Machine, written and directed by Benny Safdie, Dwayne Johnson takes on the function of MMA fighter Mark Kerr, a notable shift into severe drama for the motion star/skilled wrestler.
The primary trailer introduces each Johnson as Kerr in addition to Emily Blunt as Kerr’s companion Daybreak — a reunion for the 2 actors after working collectively on Disney’s The Jungle Cruise (a very completely different film from this one). The ups and downs of life as knowledgeable fighter get the highlight in these scenes, with the ups and downs of Kerr’s profession promising each falls from grace in addition to comebacks.
Whether or not The Smashing Machine will join with awards voters this fall stays to be seen. (One other equally themed mission, Sean Durkin’s The Iron Claw, ought to have gotten Zac Efron an Oscar nomination however failed to take action.) Nonetheless, for these curious to see what The Rock is cooking within the status drama realm, this primary look has loads of promise.
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The Smashing Machine will likely be launched in theaters on October third, 2025. Take a look at the brand new trailer under, and for extra, revisit Benny Safdie’s final large mission — the Showtime collection The Curse.