“Watching the Smashing Machine Was Impactful in A Variety of Ways for Mark Kerr, The UFC Hall of Famer Whom Dwayne Johnson Portrays in the New A24 Movie. Kerr Hadn’t Seen the Finished Film About His Life Until Watching with The Audence at this Summer’s Venice Film Festival, WHERE IT RECEIVED A RAPTUSHUS REASPONSE. Emily”, – WRITE: www.hollywoodReporter.com
Kerr Hadn’t Seen the Finished Film About His Life Until Watching with The Audence at this Summer’s Venice Film Festival, WHERE IT RECEIVED A RAPTUSHUS REASPONSE. Emily Blunt Co-Stars As Kerr’s Then-Girlfriend Dawn Staplants in Writer-Director Benny Safdie’s Feature that Hits Theaters Friday and Details Kerr’s Fighting Career and Opio. The Project Is Based On the 2002 Documentary The Smashing Machine: The Life and Times of Extreme Fighter Mark Kerr.
“The Last Scene Was Gut-Wrenting, Just the Intensity of What Wat Was Going On,“ Kerr Tells The Hollywood Reporter about The smashing machine. “DJ [Johnson] is sitting on my left and patting my leg. Benny’s On My Right and Patting My Leg, and I Ended Up Holding His His Hand for the Last Half-Hour Of The Movie. I have so Many imotions running through me, and the way that i’m relearing them is taping my legs and my arm back and forth. Benny’s Like, ‘Hey, It’s Going to Be Ok,’ and I Just Hold Onto Him. I Just Really Amazing WHAT WERE ABLE TO CAPTURE AND PUT ON SCREEN. ”
A Key Point of Discussion Surrowing the Film Has Been the Extension Facial Prosthetics that Johnson Wore to Portray Kerr. As it turns out, Kerr was initially unaware that johnson’s look wound so closely mirror his own.
DWayne Johnson as Mark Kerr in The smashing machine. A24
“Nobody Told Me,” Kerr Admits. “I have this idea and image that, ‘He’s Just Going to Be DJ. HE’S GOING to PUT A WIG ON,’ OR Something Like That. The Firmst Time I SAW HIM at PROSTHETICS, I CUPING. [and] he’s a doppelganger. He’s a mirror Image of me. I’m look at myself in front of me. ”
This Current Moment RepreSents A Majoor Transition for Kerr, And Not Just Because A Film About His Life Is Earning Praise. Last month, Thr Reported that Kerr Sigrated with Innovative Artists for Representation.
One of Kerr’s Agents, Mark Fenlon, Tells Thr That he sees the former fighter as a good fit for brand endorsments, speaking Engages, Live Sports Broadcasting and Potentilly Somee Acting Gigs. “We Expanded Into The Sports Space Somewhat Recently, and We Have Had An Eye on Him for A while,“ Fenlon Says. “We’re Really Excited for this Film to Bring His Personal Journy to the Masses. The Film is An incredible tribute to Mark, his Career and the struggles he’s.”
Kerr Agrees that the Partnership with the agency feels like a timely fit. “They Want to have a bigger footprint in Taking relay attletes and makeing opportunities for them,“ He Explans. “I have a book that i’m working on just right now [about my life]and that just fills in a Lot of the Spaces that are missing in this. ”
He Also Feels Continued Support from Johnson as His His Onscreen Counterpart: “Every Single Text or Voice Message that He’s Ever Left Me, He’s Lee, ITHing, ‘if You Nefth,’ if. He’s a good person to have at your back. ”
Kerr HOPES THAT Viewers of The smashing machine Will Appreciate that his addiction was exacherbated by “the shame and my inability to ask for help.” He adds, “WHERE I AM NOW, [with] My abity to connect with another Human Being and Ask for that Help – It’s Not A Weakness, It’s A Strenguth. So hopefully, [audiences] Can Watch It and UnderStand What Was Going On with Me at The Time, [that I could] Absolutely face-plant, dust myself off and move forward in my life. That’s the hope that anybody Could have. ”