The Smashing Machine (2025)
October 3, 2025Release Date
Plot.
MMA fighter Mark Kerr struggles with addiction, winning and love during his peak era in the UFC.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Dwayne Johnson
Mark Kerr / Producer
Emily Blunt
Dawn Staples
Lyndsey Gavin
Elizabeth Coleman
Ryan Bader
Mark Coleman
Zoe Kosovic
McKenzie Coleman
Whitney Moore
Jacqueline
Bas Rutten
Bas Rutten
Jason Tremblay
Arizona Police Officer
Oleksandr Usyk
Igor Vovchanchyn
Paul Lazenby
Hans Nijman
James Moontasri
Akira Shoji
Yoko Hamamura
Kazuyuki Fujita
Paul Cheng
Masaaki Satake
Andre Tricoteux
Paul Varelans
Satoshi Ishii
Enson Inoue
Mark Kerr
Writer
Roberto "Cyborg" Abreu
Fábio Gurgel
Dany Garcia
Producer
Benny Safdie
Director / Screenplay / Co-Producer / Editor
David Koplan
Producer
Beau Flynn
Producer
Hiram Garcia
Producer
Eli Bush
Producer
Maceo Bishop
Director of Photography
Heidi Bivens
Costume Design
Tracey Landon
Executive Producer
James Chinlund
Production Design
Jennifer Venditti
Casting
Kazu Hiro
Prosthetic Designer
Sean Devereaux
Visual Effects Supervisor
Misha Bukowski
First Assistant Director
Shannon Gottlieb
Set Decoration
Nala Sinephro
Original Music Composer
Greg Rementer
Stunt Coordinator
Ronald Bronstein
Editor
Greg Cooper-Spencer
Key Hair Stylist
Matthew Gatlin
Art Direction
Marcia Calosio
Set Decoration
Hannah Christine Kess
Second Assistant Director
James Dreichel
Hairstylist
Judy Durbacz
Key Hair Stylist
Dion Farrell
Key Hair Stylist
Felix Fox
Makeup Department Head
Maiko 'Mo' Gomyo
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Darah Wyant
Key Makeup Artist
Harlow MacFarlane
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Jennifer Abrams
Set Decoration Buyer
Lucas Alzu
Set Dresser
Lisa Bandura
Set Decoration Buyer
Andrew Lee McConnell
Set Designer
Scott Daniel Phillips
Set Dresser
Rahim Punjani
Set Dresser
Joanne Smith-Wong
Set Designer
Natasha Stoesz
Assistant Art Director
Jesse Joslin
Construction Coordinator
Steve Baine
Foley Artist
Peter Persaud
Foley Mixer
Wyatt Sprague
Sound Effects Editor
Ben Greaves
Production Sound Mixer
Brent Boulet
Visual Effects Supervisor
Shwee Chou
Visual Effects Producer
Brian Houlihan
Visual Effects Supervisor
Yannie Yu
Gaffer
Media.
Details.
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The Smashing Machine is an upcoming American biographical sports drama film written, directed, co-produced, and co-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, and is set to be released by A24 on October 3, 2025.