{"id":29650,"date":"2025-04-29T10:22:28","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T14:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=29650"},"modified":"2025-05-02T00:25:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T04:25:59","slug":"the-smashing-machine-official-trailer-starring-dwayne-johnson-emily-blunt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=29650","title":{"rendered":"The Smashing Machine | Official Trailer : Starring Dwayne Johnson &#038; Emily Blunt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">\u00a9Courtesy of A24<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWinning is the best feeling there is. It\u2019s 40,000 people in there cheering you on. There\u2019s no other high like it in the world.\u201d So says Mark Kerr, the legendary MMA fighter brought to life by <a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?s=Dwayne+Johnson\">Dwayne Johnson<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In the first trailer for &#8220;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt11214558\/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_the%2520smashing%2520Machine\">The Smashing Machine<\/a>,&#8221; <\/strong>\u00a0Dwayne Johnson demonstrates his most dramatic on-screen transformation yet, as he relates the story of two-time UFC heavyweight champ Mark Kerr.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?s=A24\">A24<\/a> unveiled the drama on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?s=Benny+Safdie\">Benny Safdie<\/a>, one of the two Safdie brothers who worked on both co-directing and writing &#8220;<strong>Uncut Gems<\/strong>&#8221; and &#8220;<strong>Good Time<\/strong>,&#8221; is directing his own film for the first time. Other cast members include Emily Blunt who plays Dawn Staples, BAs Rutten, Lyndsey Gavin, and Oleksandr Usyk, in addition to Johnson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Johnson and Blunt have collaborated on two films, &#8220;<strong>The Smashing Machine<\/strong>&#8221; and &#8220;<strong>Jungle Cruise<\/strong>&#8220;, and they are set to team up with Leonardo DiCaprio on a Hawaiian crime thriller from Martin Scorsese.<\/p>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<p class=\"p1\">The 2002 HBO documentary entitled \u201c<strong>The Smashing Machine<\/strong>\u201d that detailed Kerr&#8217;s journey and struggles with addiction to pain killers, focusing on his journey as a two-time UFC Heavyweight Tournament Champion as well as tumultuous relationships with his girlfriend and trainers. In the trailer, which is set to Frank Sinatra&#8217;s &#8216;My Way,&#8217; Johnson wears prosthetics on his face to better resemble Kerr, and speaks with an Ohio-area accent instead of his trademark booming voice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Johnson previously\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2024\/tv\/news\/benny-safdie-solo-the-curse-smashing-machine-1235859184\/\">told\u00a0<i>Variety<\/i>\u00a0<\/a>that he wanted to work with Safdie on \u201cThe Smashing Machine\u201d because \u201cBenny wants to create, and continues to push the envelope when it comes to stories that are raw and real, characters that are authentic and at times uncomfortable and arresting. I\u2019m at a point in my career where I want to push myself in ways that I\u2019ve not pushed myself in the past. I\u2019m at a point in my career where I want to make films that matter, that explore a humanity and explore struggle [and] pain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The film co-written by Kerr and Safdie. Produced by Safdie, Johnson, Danny Garcia, Eli Bush, Hiram Garcia and David Koplans. Tracey Landon serves as an executive producer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201c<strong>The Smashing Machine<\/strong>\u201d comes to theaters on Oct. 3. Watch the trailer below.<\/p>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a9Courtesy of A24 \u201cWinning is the best feeling there is. It\u2019s 40,000 people in there cheering you on. There\u2019s no other high like it in the world.\u201d So says Mark Kerr, the legendary MMA fighter brought to life by Dwayne Johnson. 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