Thanks for the inspiration
@therock
🎥 The Smashing Machine – premiering
@tiff_net
As a passionate martial artist and lifelong fan of MMA, this project hits close to home. I first watched The Smashing Machine documentary back in 2004, and it left a lasting impression. It wasn’t just a behind-the-scenes look at the fight game in the UFC and Pride Fighting Championships. it was an unflinching portrait of the struggles fighters face outside the ring.
Mark Kerr
@markkerrtsm was a true pioneer, making wrestling and the ground-and-pound style an unstoppable force in MMA. His journey was raw, revolutionary, and often unstable, which is what inspired this concept poster.
For this design, I distorted and fractured the typography to reflect not only the impact of fighting itself, but also the fractured nature of Kerr’s life at the time battles that were just as fierce outside the ring.
Seeing Dwayne Johnson
@therock take on this role is perfect. His transformation into Kerr is uncanny, both in look and presence. With Emily Blunt
@emilybluntofflcial starring alongside him and Benny Safdie
@bowedtie directing, this film has the potential to be one of the most powerful MMA stories ever brought to cinema.
Excited to celebrate this story and its premiere at
@tiff_net , with
@sevenbucksprod ,
@a24 ,
@tkogrp , and
@ufc bringing it to life.
👊 Tribute to a legend. Tribute to a sport.
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