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The Smashing Machine - Official Trailer
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DKehoe
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The combination of the subject material and Benny Safdie means I'll definitely be watching.
I get that UFC is the brand people know. But I wouldn't really call Kerr a "UFC Legend" in the way that you would others. He fought on two events. If you were going to link him to a particular promotion, it would be Pride. But again, UFC is the name people recognise so they'll want to link it to that. The Rock is far too old to be playing Kerr at that point but they are using prosthetics to get him as close as they can. Kerr is only a few years older than him and this is set in the late 90s/early 2000s. But it will be interesting to see him not just play his usual persona.
The Smashing Machine documentary is a good watch. People should check it out if they can.
I spotted Ryan Bader in this and just saw that he's playing Mark Coleman. Oleksandr Usyk is playing Igor Vovchanchyn too.
I get that UFC is the brand people know. But I wouldn't really call Kerr a "UFC Legend" in the way that you would others. He fought on two events. If you were going to link him to a particular promotion, it would be Pride. But again, UFC is the name people recognise so they'll want to link it to that. The Rock is far too old to be playing Kerr at that point but they are using prosthetics to get him as close as they can. Kerr is only a few years older than him and this is set in the late 90s/early 2000s. But it will be interesting to see him not just play his usual persona.
The Smashing Machine documentary is a good watch. People should check it out if they can.
I spotted Ryan Bader in this and just saw that he's playing Mark Coleman. Oleksandr Usyk is playing Igor Vovchanchyn too.
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Rock is going to knock it out of the park
Shaki12345
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Rock has always been a great actor. He just chose projects where he couldn't show it off.
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True, but I guess it makes sense in the US at least where PRIDE is less known.
EverydayBeast
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I know details matter but this particular movie looks good, I want more movies on early UFC which is why I'll link these:
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SidViscous
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why Is he referring to himself in the third person asks Sid viscous
DKehoe
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DKehoe
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The Rock has previously claimed he considered going to fight in Pride around the time Kerr was fighting there
(I don't believe this is true, just a pro wrestler bullshitting)
(I don't believe this is true, just a pro wrestler bullshitting)
Going by the cast list on Wikipedia he's playing himself too.
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Coherenthy
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Oleksandr Usyk as Igor Vovchanchyn? Such a weird casting. I mean Usyk is 6'3" while Vov is only 5'8" with a chunky frame.
NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt
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I thought this was a Smashing Pumpkins movie, I was disappointed at first but watching the trailer made me more interested
Putonahappyface
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I watched Mark Kerr fight in Pride and the UFC back in the day. If anyone hasn't seen the documentary The Smashing Machine: The Life and Times of Extreme Fighter Mark Kerr, I recommend doing so. Eye opening and horrific what fighters did to their bodies back then, let alone now.
Nice to see Bas Rutten in the film (huge fan)! I'm not a huge fan of Dwayne Johnson's acting, but his portrayal as Mark Kerr definitely has me intrigued going by the trailer.
Nice to see Bas Rutten in the film (huge fan)! I'm not a huge fan of Dwayne Johnson's acting, but his portrayal as Mark Kerr definitely has me intrigued going by the trailer.
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kpopSuperstar
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Kerr was my favorite fighter for a while and I watched that documentary 5-6 times back in the day. It's almost surreal to see this trailer. It's VERY faithful, I remember a lot of these scenes in the documentary.