Dwayne Johnson Due At Next Week’s Cannes Market To Talk To Buyers About A24’s UFC Movie ‘Smashing Machine’; Actor Posts “Training Schedule” Video Ahead Of Role

This will be a buzzy ticket among distributors.

Emily Blunt has been in negotiations to join.

Safdie also wrote the script forThe Smashing Machine.A start date has yet to be revealed.

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Johnson and Safdie have been collaborators on the project since Johnsons Seven Bucks Productions acquired rights in 2019.

The pic will follow Kerrs struggle with addiction, winning, love and friendship in the year 2000.

Blunt would play Dawn Staples, the wife of the MMA champ.

Kerr is a former wrestler and mixed martial artist.

A24 and reps for Johnson declined to comment.