Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson transforms into MMA and UFC fighter Mark Kerr in Benny Safdie's A24 biopic "The Smashing Machine," releasing this fall.

The Smashing Machine,” written and directed by Benny Safdie, stars Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt. The biopic will be released in October.

Dwayne Johnson is taking a prestige swing in the new A24 drama "The Smashing Machine," and the first trailer for the film shows the blockbuster movie star conjuring a performance of a very different sort.