Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson aur Emily Blunt ek saath "The Smashing Machine" mein nazar aayenge, jo Mark Kerr ki zindagi par bani biographical sports drama film hai.
Benny Safdie dwara directed yeh film 3 October 2025 ko US mein release hone wali hai. Johnson, Mark Kerr ka kirdar nibhayenge, jo 1990s ke aakhir aur 2000s ki shuruaat mein do baar UFC Heavyweight Champion rahe. Emily Blunt, Kerr ki girlfriend Dawn Staples ka kirdar ada karengi, jinhone Kerr ke fighting career mein aham kirdaar nibhaya. Is film mein Ryan Bader, Bas Rutten, aur Oleksandr Usyk bhi shamil hain.
Yeh film 1 September 2025 ko 82nd Venice International Film Festival mein duniya bhar mein pehli baar dikhai jayegi, jahan yeh prestigious Golden Lion award ke liye contender hai. "The Smashing Machine" Mark Kerr ke mixed martial arts mein safar aur unki niji jangon ko gehrai se pesh karne ka wada karti hai, jo sports history ke ek aham shaksiyat ka dilchasp tasveer pesh karegi.
Mark Kerr, jinhe "The Smashing Machine" ke naam se bhi jana jata tha, ne 1990s mein UFC mein apni pehchan banai. Woh do baar UFC Heavyweight Tournament Champion bane aur unka career wrestling se shuru hua tha. HBO ne 2002 mein unki zindagi par "The Smashing Machine" naam se ek documentary bhi banai thi, jisne unki addiction aur personal struggles ko bhi samne laya tha. Kerr ne apne career mein kai mushkilat ka samna kiya, jismein painkiller addiction bhi shamil thi, jo unke injuries ke karan shuru hui thi. Unki zindagi ki yeh kahani, jo safalta aur sangharsh dono ko dikhati hai, ab bade parde par aane wali hai.
Benny Safdie, jo apni intense aur realistic filmmaking ke liye jaane jaate hain, ne is film ko direct kiya hai. Unki pehchani hui style mein "Uncut Gems" aur "Good Time" jaisi films shamil hain. Johnson ne is role ke liye apni taiyari ke bare mein bataya hai ki unhone character mein ghusne ke liye kai ghanton tak prosthetics lagwaye aur unhe Mark Kerr ki tarah mehsoos karne ki koshish ki. Emily Blunt ne bhi Johnson ke performance ko "haunting" aur "full disappearance" kaha hai, jo "The Rock" ki pehchani hui persona se bilkul alag hai.
"The Smashing Machine" sirf Mark Kerr ki fighting career ko hi nahi balki unke personal life ke utaar-chadhav ko bhi dikhayegi. Yeh film 1 September 2025 ko Venice Film Festival mein premiere hogi aur 3 October 2025 ko US theaters mein release hogi.