The crushing machine sounds like the title of a Wallace and Gromit Comedy Stop-Motion, but it will be a much more brutal experience than anything that the feathers that McGraw came up. It is a biographical drama based on UFC’s legend of real life, Mark Kerr, with Dwayne Johnson in the main role.
Kerr himself is very excited: he shared the poster of his Instagram and wrote that he is “incredulous that this is real.” He is “so proud of the work that DJ put to become the crushing machine. I have so much gratitude, humility and respect for every small detailed production.”
This is not the first time that Kerr’s story is told on the screen. There is another film about his career that was made in 2022, but although the trailer is available to transmit (and integrated below), he cannot convey the film, although it will surprise me if one of the best transmission services does not buy the rights when the advertising of the new film begins to take steam.
What was the original crushing machine?
The 2002 film, The Smashing Machine: The Life and Times of Extreme Fighter Mark KerrHe was acclaimed by criticism for his unwavering portrait of the brutality of some of Kerr’s previous battles, and Kerr’s struggles with addiction.
It is a difficult clock and, of course, it is often very violent. And it seems that it will have very little in common with the A24 version of the same story.
While the new film is not yet available, some sites are running stories based on the first visions, and one of them, Wordofreel.com, says it could be the strangest film of 2025. According to Jordan Ruimy, “judging for what I have heard, there are doubts in my mind that people are not ready for the type of film in the store.”
Ruimi describes it as “Gonzo cinema”, “not the Oscar bait in the least” and “one of the strangest films that A24 has produced.” Since this is the study that gave us All everywhere at once, Half and The lighthouse That is a great statement.
The A24 film will be released in theaters on October 3, 2025 and will be given a discovery agreement of Warner Bros. with the independent power, we can expect The crushing machine to transmit in Max in the USA after your box office career.
