Venice, Italy – The moment we all dey wait for don finally land: The Rock don show face for Lido! This na big wahala because as we dey enter 2025 Venice Film Festival, e get plenty stars wey dey vibe together, but Dwayne Johnson come turn am to blockbuster with im world premiere of The Smashing Machine.
As Johnson yarn, “This transformation na something wey I dey really hungry to do,” with serious face wey no dey joke. E talk am for the press after the show, expressing as he wan showcase another side of im talent. If you sabi The Rock, you go know say na action film and spectacle dey usual lane wey im dey roll, but dis one na different level. Na real emotional drama wey dey ready to blow our minds!
The Smashing Machine na story wey follow Mark Kerr, the two-time UFC heavyweight champion wey sabi fight well well but dey struggle with the pain wey come from life outside the ring, including serious matter of addiction. Johnson’s portrayal of Kerr go make you dey ask yourself, “How far e reach?” as e show di man wey get level, nah im dey emotional part wey make we dey feel the vibe.
Emily Blunt, wey dey Johnson bestie for real life, dey bring im own sweet spice as Kerr’s wife, Dawn Staples. Di chemistry wey dem don build since Jungle Cruise no be joke o! Na im make im dey emotional too as im dey balance the love story and real life drama. E come dey easy to see why dem get that bond for set.
The critics dey wait gree gree as dem dey analyze di movie for Oscar potential. Talk say medical drama show no sabi, na real life struggle and redemption be the sweet gist wey dey unfold. Na as Johnson talk am, “E no be only fighting, na love story too.” Wetin more you want?
A24, di studio wey produce di film, don enter with small budget like $40 million, e no reach di mega-budgets wey action stars dey normally use, but wetin e go make e no mean say di quality no dey. Di film na serious and emotional project, and dem dey enthusiastic say e go enter cinema for U.S. on October 3. Dey go throw big parties to celebrate di premiere, just the way Hollywood like e.
So, as Venice dey buzz, we dey gree say Johnson don turn plenty heads, and di emotional depth of this film go surely give some of us goosebumps. As di camera flash dey pop, we dey look forward to how far dis latest effort go carry im and di fans dem.
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