Of the writer and director Benny Safdie and starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt The movie “The Smashing Machine” It will arrive at theaters on October 3. That is why A24 launched the trailer for the new biographical drama film in which he plays the UFC legend, Mark Kerr.
Johnson, who has a long trajectory as a WWE fighter who goes back to before his film debut, returns to the world of fight to play Kerr, 56, through his career in mixed martial arts and the first years of the UFC of Dana White.
The official synopsis of the film talks about “The story of the legendary mixed martial arts and UFC, Mark Kerr” and the advance shows Johnson playing Kerr, who explains the UFC to a woman in a waiting room. His co -star, Emily Blunt, who plays Dawn, Mark’s then wife, encourages Mark during his fighting and supports him out of the ring, even while fighting with his training and the pain involved in participating in a high -risk sport.
The trailer shows an advance of Mark’s culminating fight with his close friend and companion Mark Coleman, as well as the discussions and emotional reunions with Dawn. At the end of the trailer, Johnson’s character signs an autograph for a young fan and, with mischief, advises him not to fight.
Fighter Kerr shared the images on his social networks where he said he thinks “incredible that this is real. I am very proud of the work that DJ dedicated to becoming The Smashing Machine. I feel a lot of gratitude, humility and respect for every small detail that the production revealed,” Kerr wrote in the photo foot. “I really want to share this experience with the world.”
