A24 just released a still image of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as MMA fighter Mark Kerr in The Smashing Machine, and fans are losing their minds over his transformation.
No matter the decade...
Dwayne Johnson dresses in his ‘90s turtleneck & fanny pack fit for Christmas.#dwaynejohnson #rock #WWE #asgariuecret #afuaasantewaasingathon #LeeSunKyun #bbrightvc pic.twitter.com/NdN468qE9e
— MovieMingleClub (@mingle_clu74504) December 27, 2023
... the hair...
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— ryry (@teamryry32) April 28, 2024
... or the role...
Starting Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
- Jumanji (2017)
- Black Adam (2022)
- The Game Plan (2007)
- Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)
What is your favorite movie starring “The Rock”?⬇️ pic.twitter.com/Dqe41rYfVM
— CinemaBums (@Cinema_Bums) February 3, 2024
... Johnson has always been easily recognizable.
Until now, that is.
A newly released image showing Johnson portraying MMA fighter Mark Kerr in A24's upcoming biopic has people on social media doing a double take... and for good reason.
The wrestler looks absolutely nothing like himself.
You can see below.
First look at Benny Safdie’s THE SMASHING MACHINE starring @TheRock and Emily Blunt. pic.twitter.com/GVC2XIHwGV
— A24 (@A24) May 21, 2024
And fans cannot get over the resemblance to Kerr.
Dwayne Johnson -> Mark Kerr
He straight up morphed into him 😭 pic.twitter.com/BC7y2OZgnI
— Ben Davis (@BenTheBaneDavis) May 21, 2024
The similarities pic.twitter.com/5Jg1gm8qpu
— Abhishek (@AbhishekPW) May 21, 2024
I actually had to zoom in to make sure that was him because wow… literally unrecognizable!
— Lyndz (@lyndzz20) May 21, 2024
Wow! Doesn't even look like the rock 🤯😃👍
— KaneVision (@KaneVision) May 21, 2024
That's @TheRock? You're kidding, right?
— #Anish (@moviebeing) May 21, 2024
That’s The Rock?! https://t.co/5D9cAVRk2l pic.twitter.com/cjVF8bJr92
— Robbie Fox (@RobbieBarstool) May 21, 2024
But they are certainly here for it.
Damn! Crazy how well they made him look like Mark Kerr! This movie is gonna be awesome. Marks story is incredible and the documentary on him wasnt enough
— CJ (@CJ07370) May 21, 2024
I’m here for The Rocks Oscar campaign arc 🙏 https://t.co/FZLhtcBTBE
— Ben ⛷ (@01Benrivera) May 21, 2024
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— Cinema Scene (@CinemaScene404) May 21, 2024
Dwayne looks totally different, bro's finally gonna act
— Soni Raj Singh (@SoniDreams_) May 21, 2024
Let's GOOOOOOO!
— Sir G-O (@GrimOutlaw) May 21, 2024
Here we go!!!! https://t.co/EQ7gbB5aeM
— Benny safdie (@benny_safdie) May 21, 2024
The Rock is coming for the Oscar. 👀 https://t.co/652NZHs4MH pic.twitter.com/4ba2na36Hu
— jay 🍉 (@RangassamyJ) May 21, 2024
Directed by Benny Safdie, The Smashing Machine stars Emily Blunt, Johnson, Lyndsey Gavin and Oleksandr Usyk.
It is expected to be released in 2025.
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