Dwayne Johnson undergoes his most dramatic on-screen transformation yet in the first trailer for “The Smashing Machine,” a biopic about two-time UFC heavyweight champ Mark Kerr. A24 pulled the curtain back on the drama Tuesday morning. Benny Safdie, one of the two Safdie brothers who co-directed and wrote “Uncut Gems” and “Good Time,” makes his …

Dwayne Johnson plays MMA fighter Mark Kerr in the A24 biopic Smashing Machine. Will this prestige play result in an Oscar nomination?

The first trailer for The Smashing Machine has arrived, and it's a gritty look at a UFC champ. In the footage, which you can watch above, Dwayne Johnson looks unrecognizable as MMA fighter and two-time UFC Heavyweight Tournament Champion Mark Kerr.