And the Oscar goes to… The Rock?!
Dana White, the CEO of Final Preventing Championship, believes we might all hear that phrase as soon as followers and critics get a glimpse of The Smashing Machine, a movie primarily based on the like of MMA legend Mark Kerr.
Dwayne Johnson, greatest recognized by the WWE Universe as The Rock, will painting Kerr within the biopic appropriately named after the two-time UFC heavyweight event winner’s moniker. Although the movie shouldn’t be scheduled for launch till someday in 2025, the hype practice is already full steam forward courtesy of some promotional pics exhibiting Johnson’s unimaginable transformation into the embattled MMA icon.
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“I don’t know when you noticed it, however he was exhibiting on his Instagram the opposite day that he tousled his elbow,” White advised Collider. “The Rock will kill this. He’ll nail this position. I understand how critical he’s taking this, I do know who’s working with him, and I understand how arduous he’s engaged on this movie. I feel that this might be the chance for The Rock to really be nominated for an Oscar.”
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The Smashing Machine is directed by Benny Safdie, the person behind the critically acclaimed 2019 movie Uncut Gems starring Adam Sandler.
Ryan Bader and Oleksandr Usyk be a part of The Rock in The Smashing Machine
Current additions to the solid of The Smashing Machine embody Ryan Bader as former UFC and PRIDE star Mark ‘The Hammer’ Coleman and undisputed heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk as Ukrainian combined martial artist and kickboxer Igor Vovchanchyn.
Try some behind-the-scenes stills from The Smashing Machine beneath:
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