r/Moviesinthemaking • u/Odd_Advance_6438 • 3d ago
Dwayne Johnson in Benny Safdie’s “The Smashing Machine”
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u/dabomb2012 3d ago
Good to see him not playing The Rock for once. Let’s see how he does
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u/Antrikshy 3d ago
Will he do the eyebrow thing, is the only question I need answered.
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u/eatshitanddie6669 2d ago edited 2d ago
Looks like he traded the eyebrow for a frownie face by the third picture.
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u/TooManyDraculas 3d ago
Yeah I'm a little shocked. It'll be nice to see him try again.
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u/smegma_stan 15h ago
I'm pretty sure all the hate he's been getting, especially since the hawaii fires changed his mind.
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u/amber_lies_here 2d ago
the fact that Scorsese, executive producer of Uncut Gems, announced he would be teaming up with Leo, Dwayne, and Emily Blunt in an upcoming movie proves to me that he's definitely seen an early cut of this and was impressed enough by Dwayne & Emily to contact them about his own project
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u/Freak_Among_Men_II 3d ago
Andre the Giant, anyone?
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3d ago
Looks like Josh Brolin, prob could have got him cheaper.
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u/Odd_Advance_6438 3d ago
Not quite. He’s playing a real dude
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u/upstatedreaming3816 3d ago
Right but they made the Rock look like Josh, who probably could have bulked up and done an even better job.
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u/emielaen77 3d ago
But they wanted The Rock and got him, an entirely different actor who likley is a big reason it got made to begin with.
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u/randomcharacters3 3d ago
I have to assume no matter what the assignment, I'd prefer Josh Brolin to The Rock. I'm already dreading all the, "Oh wow, The Rock is actually trying to do his job this time and act!" pieces that are going to come out praising him because he's in a serious movie and not wearing his standard issue khaki outfit.
This isn't some comedic actor doing a drama. It's The Rock trying to make us forget what a soulless money/fame sucking machine he is.
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u/CertainBird 3d ago
Why are you dreading them? Why does this bother you so much? This level of annoyance over something that matters so little is a little weird, dude.
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u/space_cheese1 3d ago
The secret to making the rock act seriously is making him look like the rock but different
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u/PurpleBullets 3d ago
This casting is very strange to me. Dwayne is only 4 years younger than Mark Kerr, who is still alive.
He’s a 50 year old in prosthetics to play a 25 year old.
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u/ripyurballsoff 3d ago
Can Mark Kerr act ? The Rock has a very small range but he can hit marks, learn scripts, and most of all, sell tickets. Most people don’t know who Mark Kerr is.
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u/818VitaminZ 3d ago
This guy needs to ease off the juice.
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u/WySLatestWit 3d ago
I hope it looks better on film because in these behind the scenes stills he looks like an SNL character.
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u/Quirky-Property-7537 3d ago
Looks like a more-gross Joe Rogan
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u/Odd_Advance_6438 3d ago
Joe Rogans shorter and balder
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u/Quirky-Property-7537 3d ago
Doesn’t contradict what I said, so…?
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u/Quirky-Property-7537 2d ago
Plus, with only torso shots and no pates viewable for the opponents, I wouldn’t have been in a position to detail my overview any further.
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u/ThyOgrelord 3d ago
I hope to god he goes so hard he can get a nomination of some sort
Would love to see him act dramatic
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u/mindless25 3d ago
Did he go full method this time, by getting face surgery for the role? Good job Make up/Pros. Dep!
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u/Y8ser 3d ago
He looks like Lou Ferrigno!