Overview

• A24 released a new behind-the-scenes featurette featuring on-set footage and interviews with the cast and crew.
• Following a 15-minute standing ovation in Venice and a Best Director win for Benny Safdie, awards chatter has intensified, with TKO’s Mark Shapiro saying the film could open the door to more prestige wrestling stories.
• The film heads to TIFF next and opens in U.S. theaters on October 3.
• Oscar-winner Kazu Hiro detailed reshaping Dwayne Johnson’s features, concealing tattoos, and maintaining prosthetics through sweat-heavy fight scenes.
• Early criticism highlights a standout performance from Johnson while questioning aspects of Safdie’s adaptation and fight staging.