The Smashing Machine (2025 film)

The Smashing Machine
The Smashing Machine
	Teaser poster
Directed by	Benny Safdie
Written by	Benny Safdie
Produced by	Benny Safdie; Dwayne Johnson; Eli Bush; Hiram Garcia; Dany Garcia; David Koplan;
Starring	Dwayne Johnson; Emily Blunt; Ryan Bader; Bas Rutten; Oleksandr Usyk;
Cinematography	Maceo Bishop
Edited by	Benny Safdie
Music by	Nala Sinephro
Production; companies	A24; Out for the Count; Seven Bucks Productions; Magnetic Fields Entertainment;
Distributed by	A24
Release date	October 3, 2025;
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$40 million

The Smashing Machine is an upcoming American biographical sports drama film written, directed, co-produced, and edited by Benny Safdie. It stars Dwayne Johnson as former wrestler and MMA fighter Mark Kerr, alongside Emily Blunt as Kerr's then-wife Dawn Staples, with Ryan Bader, Bas Rutten and Oleksandr Usyk in supporting roles.

The film is set to be released by A24 on October 3, 2025.