The Smashing Machine directed by Benny Safdie
In theatres October 3, 2025
THINGS MAY BE a bit awkward at the Safdie Shabbat table since the filmmaking breakup of brothers Josh and Benny Safdie: both are set to make their solo sports-themed directorial debuts before the end of the year. Josh’s comedy, Marty Supreme, starring Timothée Chalamet and loosely based on the true-life tale of table tennis star Marty Reisman, will hit theatres in December . Benny, meanwhile, is taking a more dramatic route with The Smashing Machine, a biopic about former wrestler and MMA champion Mark Kerr. Starring Dwayne Johnson, in his first departure from comedy, and Emily Blunt, The Smashing Machine promises to explore the deep emotional and physical toll of professional fighting. Sophia Hershfield
