Dwayne Johnson TRANSFORMS Into MMA Fighter in The Smashing Machine First Look

Dwayne Johnson reveals a first look at his physical transformation for 'The Smashing Machine' on Instagram. The WWE star turned actor now looks to the world of MMA, playing legendary fighter Mark Kerr in the Benny Safdie-directed biopic. Dwayne is joined by his old 'Jungle Cruise' co-star and playful press tour frenemy, Emily Blunt.

[@KevinDuan7]

the facial prosthetics make me think he’s at least going to try and be a better actor We’ll see how it goes though, I don’t know if he’s secretly a good actor but if he’s willing to ditch his perfect likeness and his no-loss clause it’s at least a pretty good effort.

[@RynAwara]

Up an coming Rock was fun. The rundown, faster, and his iconic performance as a gay minion wannabe actor in Be Cool were way better roles than whatever he's settled with now

[@ProdMigoMucciAnt]

The Rock living his dream as a UFC fighter

[@miller288]

this buddy finally tries to prove that he's a actor but not only a star.

[@megaboy28]

The Final Boss in UFC

[@bamtv_ua]

You will see Olexandr Usyk in this movie too! Awesome!

[@devildust1003]

Yeah,I see he's playing nhb legend and fellow Ukraine hard as hell Igor vovchanchyn!! Man was a barefist fighting beast. Before "rules" n such he was the man! 👊🏻 And, spoiler alert, he bashed kerr good style. (overturned cos pride changed rules but still..)

[@gavjohnson2750]

those leg kicks 😂

[@douglasmacneil4474]

Tbh, not much worse than marks leg kicks

[@devildust1003]

I hope they do this justice cos the documentary was an amazing film. They started before kerr and his problems got seriously out of hand and caught some classic no rules fighting and his rise to the then top mma promotion Pridefc. From a true machine, headbutts for 30 mins to a man with terrible addictions. Mark Coleman made a comeback and the film/doc caught it all. The legendary Igor V also in the mix. Watch it now if you haven't!

[@onizukasorimachi9755]

I'm glad he has the chance to prove that he can actually act. Oscar nomination atleast

[@beermeBrow]

Ground and Pound. Coleman and Kerr were the scariest fighters until BJJ.

[@IrishScouseViking]

BJJ came first in UFC , Wrestlers come in later on , Mark Kerr kill BJJ fighters ,

[@marvingaye3150]

The rock with hair before gta 6

[@FlexWheeler2nd]

I'm glad to see some recognition for an early UFC star. I hope it does him justice. As others have commented, we already have to actual and original "Smashing Machine," so do we need Hollywood to dramatize it? I guess it can help new MMA fans appreciate him and the early years of UFC. I think when people talk about the "early years", they're mainly referring to the Royce years. I think we have less recognition of those Mark Kerr, Mark Coleman years, prior to The Ultimate Fighter making UFC more well-known to the masses.

[@izzux2121]

thats so weird , mark kerr is 55 years old , dwayne is 52 and he suppose to play a younger kerr ? hahaha dudes looking like nearly 60 in that pic

[@coupdegras107]

He'll win an Oscar for acting like he has hair

[@kcazzzzz]

but he is going to be in the bad books for the bald society

[@coldnorthadventures5905]

Usyk will be in the movie crazy 💪

[@LunaticReason]

Saw him as Mark Kerr in person and could not recognize him as Dwayne Johnson the make up and prosthetics where that good.

[@honeyb3775]

Please let this be his swansong movie in the movie that gives him his Emmy and Oscar!

[@TheNervousnation]

I sincerely hope this is good, it has every opportunity to be sincere.

[@criminalmindsgirl2936]

That's an old WrestleMania clip from a few years ago

[@aztecwrrior1997]

Yep he actually was in the night 1 tag match with Roman

[@ScottieLandonakaLucky]

That should be interesting

[@w3580au]

Marc Kerr/Dwayne Johnson Kerr’s girlfriend/Emily Blunt Igor Vovchanchyn/Oleksandr Usyk Mark Coleman/Ryan Bader Bas Rutten/Bas Rutten Kazuyuki Fujita/Satoshi Ishii Nobuyuki Sakakibara (PRIDE CEO)/Ken Watanabe

[@asura8495]

MMA movie with a no loss clause. How will there be a good story?

[@Gramercy_Stiffs]

This is a sincere story of vulnerability and humanity, something The Rock has no idea about. Strange casting choice indeed

[@tyyrreekk9005]

Bro shut up you don't even know him in real life I bet his wife and kids would say otherwise.

[@Gramercy_Stiffs]

@@tyyrreekk9005 He's a Hollywood ham, what he's like in his private life, he never reveals, but I know what his onscreen persona is. The Rock is an action figurine, Mark Kerr is a real person.

[@GavinAeilts]

Benny safdie is a good filmmaker... They just shot a movie in 2019 with one of holly​woods biggest schmucks and still turned out a great film with a great performance by Sandler.@@Gramercy_Stiffs

[@user-jf3el9qs6i]

Nope Dwyane looks like he is before you edited his muscles 💪 😅😅

[@macjack5978]

He looks like guy mezger

[@criminalmindsgirl2936]

It all seems good until those movie reviews and box office numbers come out. He's really trying hard for an Oscar.

[@jasonmorgan8936]

FINAL BOSS

[@HonestHuck777]

is there no other actresses in Hollywood anymore? just Emily Blunt? gard

[@Marylimas27]

You have problem whit That? Humm

[@aimeebarnett8779]

Amen! ❤love the Rock! My 12 year old, is a new fan!

[@josephmcdaniel8937]

that's the rock? bro looks like randy orton!

[@tyyrreekk9005]

No he looks like 1999 Rock lol

[@1225328]

And has hair

[@hicksboson1]

He also somehow still does not know how to kick

[@JoanVevo]

Man, mark Kerr really looks like young The Rock

[@loriellajames6978]

The Rock is too old. They should’ve casted Mason Gooding instead. I will still see the movie though.

[@dannytooley7530]

He looks awesome can’t Walt and hope emliy BULT wii be awesome too and all the others people in this movie going to be awesome not a fan of ufc but still watching it because the rock in it and got fighting in it

[@kingsmith9986]

👍👍

[@Sms8668]

The Rock Boxing 😂😂😂😂😂

[@devildust1003]

Mma early days, not boxing. Yeah,it's the rock, but he has the muscles, not natty, just like kerr but watch the original docu if u haven't seen it. Boxing doesn't have headbutts and elbows and kicks to the head on the canvass last I saw.

[@EricCollier-mr3er]

And i hate Ronald martin Ali uick

[@1225328]

Isn’t the real guy white?

[@KA-sk5mb]

Mix Puerto rican /Irish.

[@EricCollier-mr3er]

I don't like him or brn harper

[@jordanward5845]

Lol duh I honestly can't stand anything he is in. His acting is literally no different than watching WWF. Full of shit and bad acting.