The first full trailer for “The Smashing Machine,” featuring Dwayne “The Rock”
Johnson as Mark Kerr, is now
available for public consumption.
Produced by A24 and directed by Benny Safdie (of “Uncut Gems”
fame), the biopic chronicles the mixed martial arts journey of
Kerr, who rose to fame while competing in the
UFC and
Pride Fighting Championships before being derailed by opoid
addiction. The film is based on the 2002 documentary of the same
name.
“The Smashing Machine” is scheduled for an Oct. 3 release in
theaters and stars Emily Blunt as Kerr’s ex-wife, Dawn Staples.
Ex-Bellator
MMA champion Ryan Bader
will play Mark Coleman,
who helped Kerr turn his career around, and boxing heavyweight
title holder Oleksandr Usyk stars as former Kerr opponent Igor
Vovchanchyn. Meanwhile, Bas Rutten will
play himself in the film. Other fighters such as Satoshi
Ishii, James
Moontasri and Roberto
Abreu also make cameos in the movie.