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It's almost strange to say that Dwayne Johnson, through his transformed appearance in his first A24 movie, actually looks more like Mark Kerr than The Rock, as it were.

The 2025 movie schedule is a pretty huge opportunity for Dwayne Johnson ’s acting career. With what we know about A24’s The Smashing Machine upping the blockbuster actor’s game, fans are ...

The first look , posted Tuesday, shows Johnson nearly unrecognizable sitting in the corner of an MMA ring as trainers tend to him. Dwayne Johnson plays Mark Kerr in A24's "The Smashing Machine." ...

And a first-look photo from the film reveals that Johnson looks different than usual. Studio A24 released the photo on X. It shows Johnson in character as Mark Kerr, a wrestler and MMA fighter.

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson transforms into MMA and UFC fighter Mark Kerr in Benny Safdie's A24 biopic "The Smashing Machine," releasing this fall.

Dwayne Johnson and Benny Safdie are such a fascinating duo, and with A24 behind the flick, there’s no doubt that we’re in for a wild and unexpected ride. As more news comes out about the movie ...

Benny Safdie is set to make his solo directing debut with A24 ‘s “The Smashing Machine” about MMA fighter Mark Kerr. Real-life WWE alum Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will return to his roots ...

PREVIOUSLY, JUNE 11: Dwayne Johnson has sustained a fairly nasty injury to his right elbow on the set of his A24 MMA movie The Smashing Machine, the actor revealed Tuesday on Instagram. It’s ...

Dwayne Johnson will be taking his most dramatic role to date in a new A24 project from one half of the Uncut Gems team, Benny Safdie. Johnson is set to star in The Smashing Machine as real-life ...

Dwayne Johnson will co-star in 'Breakthrough,' a new A24 thriller penned by Zeke Goodman, multiple sources tell Deadline.