Overview

• Innovative Artists Entertainment will represent Kerr across endorsements, licensing, speaking engagements, appearances, merchandising and acting.
• A24’s The Smashing Machine is written and directed by Benny Safdie with Dwayne Johnson portraying Kerr, and it opens in theaters on October 3.
• The film premiered at Venice, where Safdie won the Silver Lion and early reviews highlighted a serious dramatic turn for Johnson.
• Johnson said he gained about 30 pounds of athletic muscle to match Kerr’s build after Safdie asked for a bigger, puffier look and minimal stunt doubling.
• Addressing recent slimming photos, Johnson told LADbible his weight loss was managed safely for another role and that nothing about the change was extreme.