Dwayne Johnson portrays Mark Kerr in the trailer for The Smashing Machine.

Dwayne Johnson portrays Mark Kerr in the trailer for The Smashing Machine.

      A24 has released the initial trailer and poster for The Smashing Machine, a biographical sports drama directed and written by Benny Safdie, featuring Dwayne Johnson, who transitions from the wrestling ring to the octagon to portray UFC fighter Mark Kerr. Check them out below…

      Alongside Dwayne Johnson, the cast includes Emily Blunt as Dawn Staples, Ryan Bader as Mark Coleman, Bas Rutten as himself, Oleksandr Usyk as Igor Vovchanchyn, Lyndsey Gavin as Elizabeth Coleman, Satoshi Ishii as Enson Inoue, James Moontasri as Akira Shoji, Yoko Hamamura as Kazuyuki Fujita, and Stephen Quadros as himself.

      The Smashing Machine is set to hit theaters on October 3rd.

      About Amie Cranswick: Amie Cranswick has been part of Flickering Myth’s editorial and management team for over ten years. With a background in publishing and copyediting, she has been the Editor-in-Chief of FlickeringMyth.com since 2023.

Dwayne Johnson portrays Mark Kerr in the trailer for The Smashing Machine. Dwayne Johnson portrays Mark Kerr in the trailer for The Smashing Machine.

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