Dwayne Johnson plays Mark Kerr in biographical film The Smashing Machine | Emily Blunt

Dwayne Johnson returns to wrestling but this time to star The Smashing Machinea new A24 biographical film about Mark Kerrthe twice champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and iconic mixed martial arts fighter, being one of the great referents of contact sport in the United States.

With Benny Safdie’s address, A24 decided to launch on Tuesday, on YouTube and other digital platforms, the first official biopic trailer The Smashing Machinestarring Dwayne Johnson and actress Emily Blunt, who will play the role of Dawn Staples, Kerr’s then wife.

“Winning is the best feeling that exists. There are 40 thousand people there animating you. There is no other rush in the world,” says the character of Mark Kerr While he appears taking the UFC champion belt receiving the screams and support of the fans.

That’s not all. The drama film also shows the difficult moments in the life of Mark Kerr such as the excessive consumption of analgesics and their addiction to win in various martial arts. “Will I hurt before they hurt me?” The protagonist is questioned.

Finally, training scenes and an exercise string appear in the trailer showing more and more Mark Kerr’s frustration by not being able to control all the success around him. Similarly, Kerr shows a more aggressive character until he reaches a hospital where he is admitted to the blows received by another fighter.

When does the Smashing Machine come into cinemas?

The biographical film The Smashing Machine He has programmed its premiere in theaters of Cinemas in the United States on October 3, 2025. Also waiting for its arrival in Latin America, including Peru.

What is the movie The Smashing Machine about?

The Smashing Machine, or the shattering machine, is an American biographical film of written sports drama, directed, co -produced and co -edited by Benny Safdie.

The FIME produced by A24 is based on HBO’s documentary, The Smashing Machine: The Life and Times of Extreme Fighter Mark Kerr (2002) starring Mark Ker himself about his success and the most difficult moments in his career.

“The movie follows MMA’s fighter Mark Kerr During his apogee era in the UFC, while fighting addiction, victory and love. Based on the real history documented in the non -fiction film of John Hyams directed in 2002, ”reads the official synopsis.

Who is who in the cast of The Smashing Machine?

• Dwayne Johnson Like Mark Kerr.
• Emily Blunt Like Dawn Staples.
• Ryan Bader Like Mark Coleman.
• Bas Rutten Like himself.
• Oleksandr Usyk as Igor Vovchanchyn.
• Lyndsey Gavin like Elizabeth Coleman.
• Satoshi Ishii As Enson Inoue.
• James Montantasri Like Akira Shoji.
• Yoko Hamamura Like Kazuyuki Fujita.
• Stephen Quadros Like himself.
• Paul Cheng Like Masaaki Satake.
• Cyborg Abreu Like Gurgel Fábio.
• André Tricoteux Like Paul Varelans.
• Marco Aurelio Like Mestre Hulk.
• Whitney Moore Like Jacqueline.
• Paul Lazenby Like Hans Nijman.
• Olga Dzyurak As a translator of Igor.
• Ryan Ventura as a pride fc ring.
• Zoe Kosovic as McKenzie Coleman.

Who is Mark Kerr?

Mark Kerr He is a former American mixed marker and artist, 56. Nicknamed “The destructive machine” for its aggressive struggle, Kerr began as a university fighter turned into a mixed martial artist who reached the top of his fame in the late 90s and early 2000s.

During his career in MMA, he was twice champion of the UFC heavyweight tournament, winner of the World Championship Tournament Vale Tudo and Competitor of Pride FC.

In Libre Libre Libre, he won gold and silver medals in the World and Silver Cup in the Pan American Games, in submission struggle, Kerr was four times world champion of the ADCC, with two victories in his category, the absolute division and the superfight championship.

He decided to retire in 2010 to study a degree focused on pharmaceutical sales. He is currently an avid weightlifter.