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Emily Blunt In Talks To Star Opposite Dwayne Johnson In ‘The Smashing Machine’


Negotiations to team Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson in a new drama are underway.

Negotiations are underway to bring Academy Award-nominated Emily Blunt to the Dwayne Johnson film vehicle The Smashing Machine. 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. Johnson and Dany Garcia’s Seven Bucks Productions will produce alongside Safdie’s Out for the Count banner, Eli Bush and David Koplan.

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