Dwayne Johnson, who is about to star within the upcoming Benny Safdie movie The Smashing Machine, just lately confirmed off a shocking weight reduction transformation for the movie’s premiere.
Throughout an look at The Venice Movie Pageant this previous weekend, Johnson and the movie’s solid arrived to look at the movie. Notably, although, followers have been shocked at how a lot slimmer Johnson appeared. Whereas nonetheless pretty muscular, the wrestler-turned-actor appeared considerably much less bulked up than he did in current appearances in WWE.
Take a look at Johnson’s slimmed down look under:
What’s behind Dwayne Johnson’s shock weight reduction?
Whereas the precise cause for Johnson’s weight reduction is unknown, it possible has to do with a mixture of his lack of in-ring competitors and his position in The Smashing Machine. With a view to match the position of UFC fighter Mark Kerr, Johnson not solely slimmed down a bit, but in addition spent a while within the make-up chair daily to attain a special look.
As for his efficiency within the ring, Johnson hasn’t appeared a lot in WWE this 12 months. He was initially a significant a part of the storyline that noticed John Cena flip heel, however has distanced himself from the corporate as of late, with no confirmed appearances set in the intervening time.
The Smashing Machine is written and directed by Safdie. The ensemble solid additionally contains Emily Blunt as Daybreak Staples, Lyndsey Gavin as Elizabeth Coleman, Oleksandr Usyk as Igor Vovchanchyn, Ryan Bader as Mark Coleman, Satoshi Ishii as Enson Inoue, James Moontasri as Akira Shoji, Yoko Hamamura as Kazuyuki Fujita, and extra.
The Smashing Machine is about to launch in theaters on October 3, 2025.
