{"id":1992989,"date":"2025-09-02T16:03:03","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T16:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1992989"},"modified":"2025-09-02T16:03:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T16:03:03","slug":"dwayne-johnson-emily-blunt-promote-the-smashing-machine-at-venice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/dwayne-johnson-emily-blunt-promote-the-smashing-machine-at-venice\/","title":{"rendered":"Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt promote &#8216;The Smashing Machine&#8217; at Venice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span class=\"story_dl\">Sept. 2 (UPI) &#8212;<\/span> Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt stepped out to promote their film <i>The Smashing Machine<\/i> at the Venice International Film Festival.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Johnson, 53, and Blunt, 42, attended a photocall and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Entertainment_News\/Movies\/2025\/07\/22\/venice-film-festival-lineup\/3451753207612\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the film's premiere;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">the film&#8217;s premiere<\/a> at the 82nd annual festival Monday in Venice, Italy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>The Smashing Machine<\/i> is a biopic starring Johnson as real-life former UFC and MMA fighter Mark Kerr, who also attended the premiere. The movie <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Entertainment_News\/Movies\/2025\/04\/29\/dwayne-johnson-smashing-machine-mark-kerr\/5951745940332\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:explores Kerr's career;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">explores Kerr&#8217;s career<\/a> and his struggles with addiction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Blunt plays Kerr&#8217;s then-wife, Dawn Staples. The film is written, directed and produced by Benny Safdie, a filmmaker best known for <i>Uncut Gems<\/i> and other works with his brother, Josh Safdie.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/film\/festivals\/the-rock-venice-smashing-machine-premiere-standing-ovation-1236493253\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Variety said;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Variety said<\/a> <i>The Smashing Machine<\/i> received a 15-minute standing ovation at Venice, bringing Johnson to tears.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Emily Blunt attends &#8220;The Smashing Machine&#8221; premiere at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on Monday. Photo by Rocco Spaziani\/UPI<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>The Smashing Machine<\/i> opens in theaters Oct. 3.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Dwayne Johnson attends &quot;The Smashing Machine&quot; premiere at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on Monday. Photo by Rocco Spaziani\/UPI\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/rkjt_synMRDncIObW8ZAtw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYzNztjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/united_press_international_articles_356\/4ce852a5899df241bde15c8f73da18f8\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Dwayne Johnson attends &#8220;The Smashing Machine&#8221; premiere at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on Monday. Photo by Rocco Spaziani\/UPI<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sept. 2 (UPI) &#8212; Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt stepped out to promote their film The Smashing Machine at the Venice International Film Festival. Johnson, 53, and Blunt, 42, attended a photocall and the film&#8217;s premiere at the 82nd annual festival Monday in Venice, Italy. 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