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EXCLUSIVE: Following his massive victory against Tyson Fury to become the newly crowned Undisputed World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Oleksandr Usyk has found his next opponent on the big screen as he is set to join the cast of A24’s The Smashing Machine as MMA legend Igor Vovchanchyn. The film stars Dwayne Johnson and Academy Award-nominated Emily Blunt.
The pic is written and directed by Benny Safdie and produced and financed by A24. The film is based on the story of Mark Kerr, the legendary MMA fighter from the no-holds-barred era of the UFC at the peak of his career. He struggles with addiction, winning, love and friendship in the year 2000.
The news comes after Johnson revealed the first image from the film which features an unrecognizable Johnson in the corner of the ring getting ready for a match. The image got the internet buzzing and this news is sure to have a similar response.
Kerr is an American former wrestler and mixed martial artist. During his MMA career he was a two-time UFC Heavyweight Tournament Champion, World Vale Tudo Championship tournament winner, a PRIDE FC Heavyweight Champion, 1992 NCAA National Wrestling Champion, 1994 National Freestyle Champion and 4x ADCC World Submission Champion. In 2003, Kerr was the subject of an HBO documentary titled The Smashing Machine, which detailed his MMA career fighting in Vale Tudo, the UFC and PRIDE.
Johnson and Dany Garcia’s Seven Bucks Productions will produce alongside Safdie’s Out for the Count banner, Eli Bush and David Koplan. Johnson and Safdie have been collaborators on the project since Johnson’s Seven Bucks Productions acquired the rights in 2019 and will produce together. A24 has joined as a partner.
The film will mark Usyk’s acting debut and it
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Ethan Shanfeld Dwayne Johnson got a little “smashed up” while filming his A24 mixed martial arts movie “The Smashing Machine,” the actor and professional wrestler announced in a video posted to Instagram Tuesday. “Look at that sucker right there,” Johnson said, showing off his swelled right elbow while standing in his kitchen. “It looks like I have a cantaloupe in the bottom of my elbow.
Dwayne Johnson has sustained a fairly nasty injury to his right elbow on the set of his A24 MMA pic The Smashing Machine, the actor revealed on Instagram on Tuesday.
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The Traitors season 3 was just announced in the most comforting way possible: with Alan Cumming sitting by a roaring fire, looking dapper in his yellow tartan suit as he reads off a “distinguished roster” of reality stars and other notable figures set to appear on .Who needs ASMR when you have this?The Peacock series—which is similar to the party game Mafia, in which one group of secretly appointed “traitors” must eliminate the “faithfuls” in order to win—has become a massive hit for the streaming channel, taking home an Emmy for outstanding casting for a reality program in season 1 and earning the honor of the number one unscripted series in the US during season 2’s launch week, according to Nielsen.But Traitors season 3 promises to be even more entertaining and devious, if the lineup is anything to go by. The Bachelorette’s , RuPaul’s Drag Race winner , Vanderpump Rules star , and Britney Spears’s ex are just some of the familiar faces set to travel to the Scottish Highlands, where they’ll compete in a series of missions with the hope of earning a $250,000 cash prize.Who will be the traitors? Who will be faithfuls? And what will Cumming wear? With so many questions, we had to break it all down.
After a massive streaming breakout in its second season, “The Traitors” is back in production for a third go around. Alan Cumming is back as the murderous game’s host and has recruited a whole new cast of faithfuls and potential traitors to entertain viewers and potentially win up to $250,000.
Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Singer-songwriter The-Dream, best known as a solo performer and for his work penning massive hits for Rihanna and Beyoncé, has been accused of sexual and physical assault in a new lawsuit filed by a woman named Chanaaz Mangroe (a/k/a Channii Monroe). The suit, filed in California federal court today, lays out accusations of abuse, violence and manipulation.
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Dwayne Johnson is looking very different on the set of his new movie, The Smashing Machine.
Oscar winner Paolo Sorrentino ascended the red carpet here this evening for his latest Cannes competition entry, Parthenope, which was welcomed by a nine-minute standing ovation.
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Late last year, we were all surprised to hear that Benny Safdie was teaming up with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson for a new film, “The Smashing Machine.” This marks the first time Benny Safdie directed a film without his brother, and a rare instance that The Rock was starring in a movie that doesn’t have a $200 million budget. And now, less than six months later, we have our first look at the film.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Dwayne Johnson is nearly unrecognizable in the first look at his upcoming A24 drama “The Smashing Machine,” directed by Benny Safdie and co-starring his “Jungle Cruise” screen partner Emily Blunt. The film casts Johnson as legendary MMA fighter Mark Kerr, who struggled with addiction and his marriage while becoming an icon of the sport.
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