Dwayne Johnson as we have never seen. The Hollywood star surprises in the first images of the drama Overwhelming machineBiopia of a MMA star for which it has been physically transformed.
The actor incorporates Mark Kerr, MMA’s legend of the 90s, nicknamed “The Smashing Machine” (the grinding machine). To get into the character’s skin, the actor changed his face with prostheses and uses hair. Emily Blunt embodies her wife, Dawn Staples.
Overwhelming machine It is Benny Safdie’s first solo film, which he had made in particular Spree AND Unbuilding gems With his brother Josh Safdie. As an actor, he appeared in particular in Oppenheimer By Christopher Nolan.
Such an incredible story
Overwhelming machine It is a very personal project for Dwayne Johnson, who puts his first dramatic role here after a series of successful action films and family comedies.
“The story of Mark Kerr is such an incredible story. Like all of us, and as a large number of fighters, he faced their own demons,” he said during the project announcement in 2019.
“(He fought) the demons of drug addiction, the demons of mental health, the demons of pressure when you have to go out to fight against 50,000 people,” he said. Overwhelming machine It will be launched on October 29 in France.
Dependent of analgesics
Also nicknamed “The Titan” and “The Spicio”, Marc Kerr has twice won the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) championship in the heavyweight category, and was considered the best fighter in the world during his career between 1997 and 2000.
Dopped and dependent on analgesics, he had moved away from the rings to follow a detoxification cure. But he never managed to return to the top.
After Overwhelming machineDwayne Johnson will continue on this path. He is currently developing with Martin Scorsese a thriller in the Hawaiian mafia, where he will play with Leonardo DiCaprio and Emily Blunt.
Source: BFM TV
