DWAYNE ‘The Rock’ Johnson looked completely different as he was spotted on the set of his latest movie.
The 52-year-old former wrestler is set to appear in cinemas next year as mixed martial artist Mark Kerr in the biopic, The Smashing Machine.
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Dwayne has adopted a whole new look for his big role which includes a wig to replace his usual bald head.
He will appear next to Emily Blunt, Lyndsey Gavin, and Oleksandr Usyk among others.
Dwayne was spotted on the set in a yellow graphic sweatshirt which fitted tightly to his huge muscles.
The former WWE star rocked short brunette curly locks which made him look completely different.
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He appeared to smile and wave at watching fans as he walked through a set covered with crew members and camera rigs.
Dwayne will play Mark in the film, which is directed by Benny Safdie.
Emily is rumored to be playing Dawn Staples, Mark’s ex-wife, according to IMDb.
The first promotional picture for the movie was released two weeks ago.
In it, Dwayne sat in the corner of a boxing ring completely shirtless and it in a pair of red shorts.
He held back his coaches and appeared to look in pain as they spoke to him.
Dwayne looked completely unrecognisable despite his iconic muscles being on full show.
Outside of the ring to his side stood Emily, who wore a low-cut white tank top which exposed her cleavage.
In the photo she looked up at her supposed on-screen husband.
At the front of the photo, the legs of a ring girl took up some of the frame.
WHO’S THAT?
Social media fans flooded the comment section with confusion after the images were shared online as they did not recognize Dwayne at first.
“Dwayne looks totally different,” one X, formerly Twitter, user said.
“He looks so different,” added another.
“I actually had to zoom in to make sure that was him because wow… literally unrecognizable!” a third wrote.
What We Know About The Smashing Machine…
The Smashing Machine was first announced in 2023 and was revealed to that Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s next huge project.
The movie will depict the life and story of former UFC fighter and mixed martial artist, Mike Kerr.
Mark was born in 1968 and won UFC World Heavy Weight Champion twice in his vast a varied career as well as both gold and silver in the World Cup.
The Smashing Machine is thought to focus on his history of substance abuse and his relationship with his then-girlfriend, Dawn Staples, played by Emily Blunt.
A HBO documentary about Mark’s life was released in 2002, but this is the first partly fictionalized movie.
The movie, directed by Benny Safdie, has no official release date but is thought to be hitting cinemas in early 2025, with filming having started around May 2024.
Dwayne and Emily featured in the first promotional pictures, which showed the wrestler sat in the corner of a ring in pain in the middle of what appeared to be one of his iconic fights.
Actress Lyndsey Gavin will also appear alongside wrestlers Ryan Bader, and Oleksandr Usyk in the upcoming biopic.
“Didn’t even recognize him!” noted a fourth.
“That’s The Rock? Holy s**t looks unrecognizable,” an X user emphasized.
The movie will focus on Mark’s life as an MMA/UFC Champion and rise in the MMA world, which was derailed by his opioid addiction.
It will be the first time Dwayne and Emily will work together since Disney’s 2021 film, Jungle Cruise.
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