In keeping with Deadline, the Mark Kerr Biopic, ‘The Smashing Machine’ starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is about to be launched in theaters on October 3.
Per Deadline, the story follows Kerr (Johnson) from the no-holds-barred period of the UFC on the peak of his profession, as he questions himself and struggles with life and his relationships. Additionally, Mark’s girlfriend Daybreak Staples (Emily Blunt) struggles as properly to seek out her place in his chaotic and contradictory world of UFC.
The report additionally lists Kerr’s many accomplishments. He’s a two-time UFC Heavyweight Match Champion, World Vale Tudo Championship match winner, a Satisfaction FC heavyweight champion, 1992 NCAA nationwide wrestling champion, 1994 Nationwide Freestyle Champion and 4x ADCC World Submission Champion. In 2003, he was the topic of an HBO documentary titled ‘The Smashing Machine’, which detailed his MMA profession combating in Vale Tudo, the UFC and Satisfaction.
Moreover, Deadline notes the A24 movie is produced by Safdie through his Out for the Rely banner, David Koplan and Eli Bush and Johnson, Dany Garcia and Hiram Garcia for Seven Bucks Productions.