{"id":293348,"date":"2025-04-29T15:13:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T15:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/29\/the-smashing-machine-trailer-dwayne-the-rock-johnson-is-battered-and-bruised-in-mark-kerr-biopic\/"},"modified":"2025-04-29T15:13:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T15:13:34","slug":"the-smashing-machine-trailer-dwayne-the-rock-johnson-is-battered-and-bruised-in-mark-kerr-biopic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/29\/the-smashing-machine-trailer-dwayne-the-rock-johnson-is-battered-and-bruised-in-mark-kerr-biopic\/","title":{"rendered":"The Smashing Machine trailer: Dwayne \u2018The Rock\u2019 Johnson is battered and bruised in Mark Kerr biopic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/data.indianexpress.com\/election2019\/track_1x1.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Smashing Machine trailer: Dwayne \u2018The Rock\u2019 Johnson is battered and bruised in Mark Kerr biopic\" title=\"The Smashing Machine trailer: Dwayne \u2018The Rock\u2019 Johnson is battered and bruised in Mark Kerr biopic\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"pcl-full-content\">\n<p>Actor Dwayne \u2018The Rock\u2019 Johnson is coming back to the screens with an intense sports drama titled The Smashing Machine, which is based on the life of UFC fighter Mark Kerr. Benny Safdie is at the helm of the project, and the cast of the film includes Academy Award nominee Emily Blunt, Ryan Bader, Lyndsey Gavin, Bas Rutten and Oleksandr Usyk.<\/p>\n<p>The trailer opens with Dwayne Johnson sitting in a clinic, his face visibly battered, while an elderly woman stares at him. He asks if she\u2019s wondering why he looks that way and whether she\u2019s heard of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. She replies, \u201cThat\u2019s the bloody thing they\u2019re trying to ban.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><ev-engagement group-name=\"contentLogin\"\/><ev-engagement group-name=\"myNotification\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ev-meter-content ie-premium-content-block\">\n<p>In the upcoming film, Johnson plays Mark Kerr, widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers and mixed martial artists of all time. The trailer follows Kerr\u2019s rise through the ranks of combat sports and explores how he, along with his wife (played by Emily Blunt), struggled to balance the intense demands of his career with his personal life.<\/p>\n<div class=\"osv-ad-class\" style=\"background-color: #f2f2f2;height: 375px;margin-bottom: 15px;\">\n<p>Story continues below this ad<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ie-video-container\">\n<p>ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"FSTKJJQhurw\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LIVE: Nyrraa Banerji Gets Real About Self-Discovery, Strength, and Staying True | Screen\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FSTKJJQhurw?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"aRpnP3LZ99g\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Smashing Machine | Official Trailer HD | A24\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aRpnP3LZ99g?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH | <a title=\"Heads of State trailer: Priyanka Chopra is a woman on a mission as she rescues Idris Elba, John Cena with no back-up\" href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/entertainment\/hollywood\/heads-of-state-trailer-priyanka-chopra-is-a-woman-on-a-mission-rescues-idris-elba-john-cena-watch-9961551\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Heads of State trailer: Priyanka Chopra is a woman on a mission as she rescues Idris Elba, John Cena with no back-up<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Backed by A24, The Smashing Machine seems to announce Dwayne Johnson as a serious dramatic actor, and his skills will definitely be put to the test as he will be working alongside the extremely talented Emily Blunt.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"subscriber_hide\" href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/subscribe\/upsc-special\/?utm_source=IESITE&amp;utm_medium=Banner&amp;utm_campaign=Inarticle\" title=\"Festive offer\" data-ie-event-category=\"Event_banner\" data-ie-event-action=\"Article\" data-ie-event-label=\"Desktop\"><img class=\"lazyloading\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\" data-lazy-type=\"lazyloading-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2025\/04\/UPSC_banner_970x100.jpg\" alt=\"Festive offer\" width=\"640px\" height=\"99px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fans and critics will line up outside of theatres on October 3 to see The Rock in such a different role which possesses complexities and layers he is yet to explore in his acting career.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '444470064056909');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/entertainment\/hollywood\/the-smashing-machine-trailer-dwayne-the-rock-johnson-plays-mark-kerr-9972641\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor Dwayne \u2018The Rock\u2019 Johnson is coming back to the screens with an intense sports drama titled The Smashing Machine, which is based on the life of UFC fighter Mark Kerr. 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