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  • The Venice Film Festival hosted the world premiere of The Smashing Machine, Benny Safdie's first solo directorial film, with Dwayne Johnson as Mark Kerr and Emily Blunt co-starring as Dawn Staples.
  • A24 will release the film theatrically on October 3, marking its broader release window and commercial rollout.
  • The piece frames Kerr as a dominant MMA figure whose personal demons add gritty human texture to the biopic's arc.

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Dwayne Johnson’s fear fueled an MMA-style transformation for his most challenging role yet

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/dwayne-johnsons-fear-fueled-mma-style-transformation-his-most-challenging-role-yetFoxnews.com
Dwayne Johnson’s fear fueled an MMA-style transformation for his most challenging role yet

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson shocks with new slimmed-down physique after MMA fighter role in ‘The Smashing Machine’

https://nypost.com/2025/09/01/entertainment/dwayne-the-rock-johnson-shocks-with-slimmed-down-physique-for-the-smashing-machine/Nypost.com
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson shocks with new slimmed-down physique after MMA fighter role in ‘The Smashing Machine’

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson stuns fans with new slimmed-down physique: ‘Looks like AI’

https://pagesix.com/2025/09/01/celebrity-news/dwayne-the-rock-johnson-stuns-fans-with-new-slimmed-down-physique/Pagesix.com
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson stuns fans with new slimmed-down physique: ‘Looks like AI’

Dwayne Johnson on Tackling His Most Dramatic Role Yet With ‘The Smashing Machine’: ‘It’s Hard to Know What You’re Capable of When You’ve Been Pigeonholed’

https://variety.com/2025/film/festivals/dwayne-johnson-smashing-machine-pigeonholed-hollywood-1236503244/Variety.com
Dwayne Johnson on Tackling His Most Dramatic Role Yet With ‘The Smashing Machine’: ‘It’s Hard to Know What You’re Capable of When You’ve Been Pigeonholed’

'The Rock' looks to stretch his range in 'The Smashing Machine'

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/movies/articles/rock-looks-stretch-range-smashing-132144387.htmlYahoo.com
'The Rock' looks to stretch his range in 'The Smashing Machine'

The Rock's dramatically slimmed down physique gets fans talking in new photos

https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/853238/the-rock-dramatically-slimmed-down-physique-fans-talking-new-photos/Hellomagazine.com
The Rock's dramatically slimmed down physique gets fans talking in new photos

Dwayne Johnson 'completely disappeared' into his most transformational role yet

https://metro.co.uk/2025/09/01/dwayne-johnson-completely-disappeared-transformational-role-yet-24048715/Metro.co.uk
Dwayne Johnson 'completely disappeared' into his most transformational role yet

Dwayne Johnson Grows Emotional as He Opens Up About Wanting to 'Do More' in His Career with 'The Smashing Machine'

https://people.com/dwayne-johnson-emotional-venice-film-festival-the-smashing-machine-11798691People.com
Dwayne Johnson Grows Emotional as He Opens Up About Wanting to 'Do More' in His Career with 'The Smashing Machine'

Social Media Erupts as Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s Slimmer Physique Goes Viral

https://whereisthebuzz.com/social-media-erupts-as-dwayne-the-rock-johnsons-slimmer-physique-goes-viral/Whereisthebuzz.com
Social Media Erupts as Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s Slimmer Physique Goes Viral

The Smashing Machine review – Dwayne Johnson only possible casting for crisis-riddled UFC champ Mark Kerr

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/sep/01/the-smashing-machine-review-dwayne-johnson-mark-kerrTheguardian.com
The Smashing Machine review – Dwayne Johnson only possible casting for crisis-riddled UFC champ Mark Kerr

Dwayne Johnson & Emily Blunt On Shooting Venice Title ‘The Smashing Machine’ With Benny Safdie: “The Guardrails Came Off For Us Every Day”

https://deadline.com/2025/09/dwayne-johnson-emily-blunt-smashing-machine-benny-safdie-1236502878/Deadline.com
Dwayne Johnson & Emily Blunt On Shooting Venice Title ‘The Smashing Machine’ With Benny Safdie: “The Guardrails Came Off For Us Every Day”

Dwayne Johnson Gets Choked Up Discussing ‘The Smashing Machine’ in Venice: “This Transformation Was Something I Was Really Hungry to Do”

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dwayne-johnson-the-smashing-machine-venice-transformation-1236358304/Hollywoodreporter.com
Dwayne Johnson Gets Choked Up Discussing ‘The Smashing Machine’ in Venice: “This Transformation Was Something I Was Really Hungry to Do”

Emily Blunt joins Dwayne Johnson at The Smashing Machine press call

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-15054403/Emily-Blunt-wows-sizzling-dress-saucy-S-M-necklace-joins-star-Dwayne-Johnson-Smashing-Machine-press-call-Venice.htmlDailymail.co.uk
Emily Blunt joins Dwayne Johnson at The Smashing Machine press call

Dwayne Johnson Says He Was 'Pigeonholed' as an Actor Prior to 'The Smashing Machine'

https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/dwayne-johnson-the-smashing-machine-1235419564/Rollingstone.com
Dwayne Johnson Says He Was 'Pigeonholed' as an Actor Prior to 'The Smashing Machine'

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