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‘The Smashing Machine’ Trailer: Dwayne Johnson Transforms Into UFC Icon Mark Kerr

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson re-teams with Emily Blunt for a biopic about about UFC star Mark Kerr in 'The Smashing Machine.'

Benny Safdie wrote and directed the movie, which also features Emily Blunt, Ryan Bader, Bas Ritten, and Oleksandr Usyk. “Benny 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,” Johnson told Variety. The Smashing Machine trailer spotlights Kerr’s dominance in the UFC ring, his addiction to painkillers, his tumultuous relationship with girlfriend Dawn Staples (Blunt), and the toll that decades of fights took on his body.

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