#BennySafdie's
LightNews LightNews
entertainmentnew.bsky.social
First poster for #BennySafdie’s #THESMASHINGMACHINE.

Starring #TheRock and #EmilyBlunt.

First trailer drops tomorrow.
April 28, 2025 at 8:08 PM
nathanfrancis79.bsky.social
👊 First #poster #art for #BennySafdie's new #UFC #film #TheSmashingMachine, starring #DwayneJohnson and #EmilyBlunt.

Trailer tomorrow...
April 28, 2025 at 1:06 PM
nathanfrancis79.bsky.social
#TheSmashingMachine #Film #Review: #DwayneJohnson Is a Revelation in #BennySafdie’s Laceratingly Humane Sports Biopic

Safdie tells the story of #UFC fighter #MarkKerr, crafting a clear-eyed drama that feels like a cousin to "The Wrestler."

#Venezia82

variety.com/2025/film/re...
‘The Smashing Machine’ Review: Dwayne Johnson Is a Revelation in Benny Safdie’s Laceratingly Humane Sports Biopic
In his first solo directorial outing, Benny Safdie turns the story of UFC fighter Mark Kerr into a laceratingly humane sports biopic.
variety.com
September 1, 2025 at 6:38 PM
danmc2.bsky.social
LOSING IT: Hopes were high at the start of #awardsseason for #DwayneJohnson & #EmilyBlunt in #TheSmashingMachine. But #BennySafdie's movie never built momentum & secured just one #Oscar nomination for make-up and hairstyling. Did it deserve more?.. pomonarewind.blogspot.com/2026/03/losi...
Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson were regarded as Oscar prospects at the start of awards season for their performances in Benny Safdie's The Smashing Machine, so why did their campaign go off the boil? Dwayne Johnson tests his acting prowess in the biopic of MMA fighter Mark Kerr, The Smashing Machine but why wasn't his work enough to land him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor? Real life MMA fighter Ryan Bader gives a good account of himself in The Smashing Machine, playing another legend of the sport Mark Coleman. Benny Safdie's The Smashing Machine feels like Rocky if it had really gone down a neo realist route but, with a solitary nomination for Make-Up and Hairstyling, why didn't the film starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt not get more love at this year's Academy Awards?
March 15, 2026 at 4:51 AM
nathanfrancis79.bsky.social
How #DwayneJohnson Transformed Into #TheSmashingMachine: “I Found It So Scary”

The star took on the most intense, challenging role of his career in #BennySafdie’s new #film.

www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
August 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
nathanfrancis79.bsky.social
👊 First trailer for #BennySafdie's #UFC drama #TheSmashingMachine, starring #DwayneJohnson and #EmilyBlunt.

youtu.be/aRpnP3LZ99g?...
The Smashing Machine | Official Trailer HD | A24
YouTube video by A24
youtu.be
April 29, 2025 at 1:13 PM
screenrant.bsky.social
Producer teases #DwayneJohnson and #BennySafdie's wild next movie, #LizardMusic 🦎
September 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM