The film reunites him with “Jungle Cruise” costar Emily Blunt.
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The Rock, is that you?
It looks like I have a cantaloupe in the bottom of my elbow.

Dwayne Johnson as Mark Kerr in ‘The Smashing Machine’.Credit:Cheryl Dunn/A24
I got banged up pretty good today in our scenes.
And there might be some soft tissue damage in there.
Thats a lot of fluid.

Dwayne Johnson in the poster for ‘The Smashing Machine’.A24
I gotta get it out of there first before I get any kind of MRI.
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The elbow injury was a bit of art imitating life, of course.
The Smashing Machinesees Johnson reunite with hisJungle Cruisecostar Blunt.

Johnson also produces alongside David Koplan, Hiram Garcia, Dany Garcia, Safdie, and Eli Bush.
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The Smashing Machine hits theaters nationwide on October 3, 2025.

Dwayne Johnson in the poster for ‘The Smashing Machine’.A24