Look: 'The Smashing Machine' photo introduces Dwayne Johnson as MMA icon Mark Kerr

The Rock is almost unrecognizable as ex-UFC fighter Mark Kerr in 'The Smashing Machine' first look

If you didn’t know Dwayne Johnson was starring as Mark Kerr in a biopic about the former two-time UFC heavyweight tournament champion, you’d probably have no idea it was him in the first look at “The Smashing Machine.” On Tuesday, A24 posted a teaser image from writer/director Benny Safdie’s feature film in which The Rock, as Kerr, is sitting on a stool in the ring while his cornermen work on him. Also in the image, his wife, played by Emily Blu…

1st look at Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson in ‘Smashing Machine’

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson looks unrecognizable in the first look for his upcoming film "Smashing Machine." Johnson posted the photo to Instagram on Tuesday morning. Fans will notice he ditched the tattoos and the bald head to portray former MMA fighter Mark Kerr in the A24 film, which will mark Benny Safdie's solo directing debut. Safdie also wrote the film. Photo: A24 The WWE superstar has been logging long hours in a pentagon of his own to pre…

First photo: Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson on the Vancouver set of The Smashing Machine

A super-jacked but nearly unrecognizable Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has taken to social media to announce production has finally begun on The Smashing Machine, the saga of early MMA/UFC legend Mark Kerr's ascent to glory and fall from grace.

The Rock Transforms Into MMA Icon Mark Kerr in First Look at Benny Safdie's The Smashing Machine

A24 has revealed the first look at the nearly unrecognizable Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as the MMA icon Mark Kerr in Benny Safdie's The Smashing Machine.While we were given no further details beyond the picture, there is a lot to discuss in the image itself. Alongside seeing The Rock with hair and without his distinctive tattoos, we also get a look at Emily Blunt's Dawn Staples, who is Kerr's wife. Kerr himself looks to be in the middle of a figh…

Dwayne Johnson is The Smashing Machine in a first look at the MMA drama

A24 has released the stunning first image of Dwayne The Rock Johnson as Mark Kerr in the upcoming MMA drama The Smashing Machine.

Dwayne Johnson looks unrecognizable as he transforms into MMA icon in ‘The Smashing Machine’

Dwayne Johnson is unrecognizable in his upcoming A24 drama “The Smashing Machine,” directed by Benny Safdie and co-starring his “Jungle Cruise” partner Emily Blunt.