This October, The Smashing Machine will hit cinemas, starring Dwayne The Rock Johnson as Matt Kerr.
The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival, and The Rock showed up with a whole new silhouette, making him almost unrecognizable. Renowned for his generous muscle mass, the colossus is said to have lost some 60 pounds.
The former WWE wrestler has obviously decided to follow in the footsteps of his former colleague Dave Bautista, who has also undergone a drastic physical transformation in recent months.
This change is linked to The Rock’ s desire to make films that are meaningful and different to himself, rather than the pigeon-holed image that Hollywood has attributed to him over the years.
In addition, an emotional Dwayne Johnson and actress Emily Blunt received a 15-minute standing ovation following the public screening of The Smashing Machine.
And with a 100% start on Rotten Tomatoes, this would be the best on-screen performance for Dwayne Johnson, according to many observers.