Dwayne Johnson's Remarkable Transformation for 'The Smashing Machine'
Tuesday, 2 September 2025 () Voice is AI-generated. Inconsistencies may occur. Dwayne Johnson unveiled a dramatic physical transformation while promoting The Smashing Machine at the 2025 Venice Film Festival, with some outlets reporting that the star lost 60 pounds for the role. Newsweek reached out to Johnson's…
Dwayne Johnson transforms in The Smashing Machine, the raw and riveting new biographical drama from A24 and director Benny Safdie. Based on the true story of Mark Kerr, one of the most dominant—and self-destructive—fighters in the early days of MMA, the film dives into the brutal realities of...
Wrestler-turned-movie star Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson "ripped open" trauma from his past to play troubled MMA star Mark Kerr in new drama The Smashing Machine.
Tuesday, 2 September 2025 ()
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