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Dwayne Johnson portrays Mark Kerr, a decorated MMA champion battling addiction and personal struggles, in a sports drama premiering at Venice Film Festival.
- On Monday, September 1, 2025, Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt walked the Venice Film Festival red carpet as The Smashing Machine premiered and prepares for October 3 UK and US release.
- Johnson pursued the part after watching the 2002 documentary and respecting Mark Kerr's story, while Benny Safdie was drawn to the experimental 1990s MMA scene for his solo directorial debut.
- To transform into Mark Kerr, Dwayne Johnson wore 13 to 14 prosthetics daily and said, `You didn’t see a camera – you didn’t see a light, a setup, nothing`; Emily Blunt said their bond was `centered in this huge need for each other — a codependency`.
- The film scored a 15-minute standing ovation at Sala Grande, holds an 88% Rotten Tomatoes rating and 75/100 on Metacritic, and plays in competition for Venice's Golden Lion.
- The film traces Mark Kerr, pioneering MMA fighter's rise, painkiller dependence, and partial recovery, treating addiction with unromantic honesty and highlighting themes of ageing, failure, and resignation while avoiding typical sports-biopic tropes.
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