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Dwayne Johnson & Benny Safdie’s Mark Kerr MMA Biopic ‘The Smashing Machine’ From A24 Busts Its Way Into Fall


Dwayne Johnson movie about MMA fighter Mark Kerr sets Oct. 3 release

The Smashing Machine pushes its way on a weekend against Paramount’s Derek Cianfrance directed Roofman starring Channing Tatum, and NEON’s next Oz Perkins horror film, The Keeper. Pic follows Kerr (Johnson) from the no-holds-barred era of the UFC at the peak of his career, as he questions himself and struggles with life and his relationships. In 2003, Kerr was the subject of an HBO documentary titled The Smashing Machine which detailed his MMA career fighting in Vale Tudo, the UFC and PRIDE.

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