The Smashing Machine trailer starring ‘The Rock’ is lastly right here!
On Tuesday, A24 launched the primary official have a look at the Mark Kerr biopic starring Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and his Jungle Cruise co-star Emily Blunt. Becoming a member of the pair on the massive display can be MMA veterans Ryan Bader and Bas Rutten, together with heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk.
Take a look at the trailer under:
‘The Rock’ says ‘The Smashing Machine’ is his love letter to pals who’ve struggled with dependancy and psychological well being
Directed by Benny Safdie (Uncut Gems), The Smashing Machine tells the story of Kerr, a former UFC heavyweight match winner who established himself as a combined martial arts legend whereas battling substance abuse and the affect it had on his relationship together with his then-girlfriend, Daybreak Staple, who’s portrayed by Blunt within the movie.
“I run to this ‘Smashing Machine’ journey with deep respect and love for all MMA fighters and the tradition,” Johnson mentioned on Instagram. “Particularly those that have struggled with dependancy. I’ve misplaced so many pals through the years from dependancy and psychological well being battle, from suicide to … it was simply their time to go. That is my love letter to them.”
In 2002, HBO aired a documentary additionally titled The Smashing Machine, which handled the life and profession of MMA icon, chronicling Kerr’s dependancy to painkillers and the “no-holds-barred” side of early combined martial arts occasions.
Safdie’s theatrical model of Kerr’s story was hit with combined opinions following an early screening earlier this 12 months, leaving many MMA followers involved about what sort of movie they have been truly getting. Fortuitously, we don’t have to attend for much longer to seek out out for ourselves.
The Smashing Machine hits theaters on October 3.
