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53-year-old Dwyane ‘The Rock’ Johnson appears to be a lot slimmer these days. For the past year, The Rock has been shooting the movie ‘The Smashing Machine’ based on MMA legend Mark Kerr’s life.
The Rock has spoken out about how difficult it has been to transform himself into Mark Kerr.
“It was very real. I had not experienced that in a very, very, very long time, where I was really scared and thinking, ‘I don’t know if I can do this. Can I do this?’” Johnson revealed in a recent interview with Vanity Fair.
“I realized that maybe these opportunities weren’t coming my way because I was too scared to explore this stuff… I was so hungry for an opportunity to do something raw and gritty and rip myself open,” he continued.
“I just sat in front of the mirror for three or four hours and watched it all change. There were about 13 or 14 different prosthetics. Subtle, yet I think very impactful.”
While promoting The Smashing Machine at the Venice Film Festival, fans noticed The Rock has slimmed down a bit since his last public appearance.
The Rock is currently going viral after losing a lot of muscle👀 pic.twitter.com/joGhS4GMo1
— kira 👾 (@kirawontmiss) September 1, 2025
The Rock’s new slimmed-down appearance is going viral pic.twitter.com/U9x9DfDKda
— FearBuck (@FearedBuck) September 1, 2025
‘The Rock’ last appeared on WWE’s SmackDown back in February and still looked his usual self back then.
You heard @TheRock! #WrestleMania 42 will be LIVE from the @CaesarsDome in New Orleans, Louisiana!
#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/vo4ZHQcgB4— WWE (@WWE) February 22, 2025
“The Smashing Machine” is set to premiere in competition at the Venice Film Festival this week, before opening in theaters on October 3 from A24.