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.

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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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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 written and directed by Benny Safdie. In this film, Dwayne Johnson transitions from wrestling to the octagon, portraying UFC fighter Mark Kerr. Take a look at them below… Alongside Dwayne Johnson, the cast includes Emily Blunt as Dawn Staples, Ryan […]