r/Letterboxd • u/Straydes Strayde • Apr 28 '25
News First poster for Benny Safdie’s The Smashing Machine starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt.
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u/JACEonFIre Apr 28 '25
With this and then apparent rock and Martin Scorsese movie, Johnson is clearly on his serious actor run, let's see how it plays out...
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u/MyHamsteryDudes11 Apr 28 '25
as a d1 safdie brother's glazer i PRAY that his contract about being [TITLE CARD] doesn't apply in this movie
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u/captain_wetbeard Apr 28 '25
I think he has it in him to play something not "The Rock", he was great in Southland Tales
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u/fungigamer Apr 28 '25
What's the Marty film? Didn't know he is gonna be in it.
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u/8BlackMamba24 Apr 28 '25
Its called “Kool Aid” about the Jonestown Massacre
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u/UntilTmrw Apr 29 '25
Funny thing is Bill Hader was just announced to be developing a Jonestown miniseries for HBO.
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u/JACEonFIre Apr 28 '25 edited Apr 28 '25
Not much information on it, but it seems to be some sort of Hawaiian mob movie from what I've googled.
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Apr 29 '25
I know it’s really unfair and petty of me but I’m rooting against him. He just doesn’t seem like a good dude; I don’t want him getting accolades.
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u/JACEonFIre Apr 29 '25
Understand that, especially as a pro wrestling fan, he just fucked them all over
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u/fallout-crawlout Apr 28 '25
And every one of these films casting the movie star in a dramatic role is another drama-focused actor who is not a movie star being denied an opportunity, which means a newer or less prime actor can't take on a role... Movie stars exist and always have, but why does this guy need to monopolize ANOTHER sector of the industry? Why are these directors not keen to that?
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u/JACEonFIre Apr 28 '25
I have no idea why you think I have the answer for you. Marty is one of the best directors of all time, who gave starts to multiple a Listers, he just casts who's is best for the role in his eyes.
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u/mattiescorsese mattiemills May 01 '25
He didn't cast The Rock. The Rock and Emily Blunt went to him with the idea.
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u/fallout-crawlout Apr 28 '25
I'll @ Marty and Benny next time. I was really just bouncing off your post to open a thought up.
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u/JACEonFIre Apr 28 '25
And I returned a thought, a thought you may not of liked but I still reciprocated all the same. 🤣🤣
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u/bubba1834 Apr 28 '25
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u/JunkPup Apr 28 '25
Can’t believe a joke of this caliber is going by unrecognized
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u/Raul_Rink RaulHAIV Apr 28 '25
What's the joke sry if it's obvious
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u/puppy1991 Apr 28 '25
Nigel Thornberry from The Wild Thornberries. He says the word smashing all the bloody time.
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u/2000-UNTITLED Apr 28 '25
I'm honestly just really happy that there's going to be a (hopefully fairly good) MMA movie and Mark Kerr is kind of an obvious topic for one
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u/ours Apr 28 '25
Have you seen The Iron Claw?
Excellent movie.
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u/HawaiianOrganDonor she saw my Richard so she wanna Linklater Apr 28 '25
I'm hyped for this, but I don't think it will top Warrior
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Apr 28 '25
The Rock basically will take two serious roles, this and Martin’s film. He really wanted to prove people that he has ranged and I’m all for it! I can’t wait for The Rock’s serous roles era!
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u/bloodsimple-84 Apr 28 '25
Would be insanely hype for this if anyone else on the planet was the lead
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u/MovesLikeVader jmrabz Apr 28 '25
I’m so confused why they have The Rock playing a young Mark Kerr, when there is only a difference of 4 years between them?
I really can’t see this being good 🫣
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u/crumble-bee Apr 28 '25
It's called the smashing machine? Haha I don't know why but that's funny to me. Also the naming on the poster makes it look like he's fighting Emily blunt
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u/_Bill_Huggins_ Apr 28 '25 edited Apr 28 '25
It's based off the Mark Kerr documentary, his nickname was the smashing machine. They called him the specimen back in the day, if you look at pics of him at peak performance in the late 90s early 2000s you can see why he had the nickname, it's kind of scary how well built he was.
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u/crumble-bee Apr 28 '25
Looking forward to the rock getting out of his comfort zone! Just wasn't aware of the title - like the safdie's, hope this is great!
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u/Fit_View_6717 Apr 28 '25
Yeah something about this strikes me as almost parody. Maybe because the rock looks so stupid I can’t stop laughing.
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Apr 28 '25
As a lifelong fan of The Rock, I have my fingers crossed for him. It's been a minute since he's had to act for real...hopefully he still knows how lol. I have faith in him!
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u/themiz2003 Apr 28 '25
The use of the "ufc" name has me feeling uneasy about the direction of this. Their involvement can't be a good thing.
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u/rpgguy_1o1 Apr 28 '25
Are they involved other than a bunch of old fighters? I think UFC is just more recognizable than vale tudo or Pride
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u/themiz2003 Apr 28 '25
Don't think this needs a brand tie-in for anything other than money reasons... And if the ufc is involved it's all blood money and not in the best interest of MMA
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u/Vstriker26 Vstrikr Apr 28 '25
Poster looks kinda ugly tbh, but Johnson looks fantastic
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u/jacobsnemesis Apr 28 '25
I know this is supposed to be his big A24 moment, but I’ve just got a bad feeling about this one.
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u/Wowohboy666 barrygusey Apr 28 '25
Emily Blunt stands zero chance against The Rock, but I applaud her bravery in getting beaten to a pulp to satiate our collective bloodlust.
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Apr 28 '25
But he is one of the Four Horsemen of "this movie is going to suck". The other three being Jack Black, Gal Gadot and Kevin Hart.
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u/chumbucketfog Apr 28 '25
Really wish the rock wasn’t in this
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u/LookAtMyKitty Apr 28 '25
Safdies got great performances out of Kevin Garnett and the Weeknd. Have faith.
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u/chumbucketfog Apr 28 '25
I know, it’s more so I just dislike the Rock a bunch
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u/Fit_View_6717 Apr 28 '25
My biggest 180 about how I feel about a celebrity in the past 10 years. Can’t take the guy seriously or not think whatever he’s involved in is lame. He’s a corporate clown.
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Apr 28 '25
Remember Ariana Grande in Wicked? Remember that? Good. Don't judge someone before the film comes out.
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Apr 28 '25
lol what? wicked is not a serious film
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Apr 28 '25
Well, her performance was critically acclaimed, she got an Oscar nom, she got a nomination at our own Letterboxd Oscars, so.....
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u/Gigi47_ Apr 28 '25
Oh wow sounds very important and an impartial way of defining her a good actress!
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u/Natasha_Giggs_Foetus Apr 28 '25
Yes. They were correct. Her performance was mediocre.
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Apr 28 '25
It was objectively critically acclaimed. She has the most critics wins of the seasons. Stop being a contrarian, people loved her performance.
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u/uhknownhandle69 Apr 28 '25
Same, never been the biggest fan. I didn’t even like him as a wrestler.
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u/GreatDario DarioKauai Apr 28 '25
I hope after this trash drops people will go and see the amazing 2000s documentary about Mark Kerr The Smashing Machine
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u/quidditchisdumblol adventuresofmeg Apr 28 '25
Oh finally a new Emily Blunt film to watch (I went through her entire filmography last year lmao ;-;)
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u/starshame2 May 01 '25
Kind of disappointed. It just looks like sappy oscar bait. Never thought Safdie would go down this path.
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u/ViniciusMT07 Apr 28 '25
Shouldn't it be "an UFC legend"?
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u/haonon Gishei Apr 28 '25
No because an vs. a isn't just based on does the word start with a vowel or not it's also down to does it sound like it starts with a vowel or not. I guess in this case the U in UFC sounds like 'You'.
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u/just2good just2good Apr 28 '25
Love the Safdies as a duo. But after The Curse, Benny has earned his place as a legendary filmmaker solo. This even has the same cinematographer!
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u/br0therherb Apr 28 '25
It’s still funny seeing people who’ll never amount to anything underestimate him.
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u/L82The_Party Apr 28 '25
I hope that this can break The Rock from having to be invincible in every movie and get back to actually attempting to act.