Dwayne Johnson is UNRECOGNIZABLE as he transforms into MMA fighter Mark Kerr with curly wig and facial prosthetics while filming biopic The Smashing Machine in Vancouver

As he shoots his new movie, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson has entered a different kind of ring. The actor, 52, continued to slip deep into character on Friday as he donned a wig and prosthetics to portray MMA fighter Mark Kerr in the A24 biopic The Smashing Machine, which is filming in Vancouver, Canada. Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson continued to slip deep into character on Friday as he donned a wig and prosthetics to portray MMA fighter Mark Kerr in the A24 biopic The Smashing Machine, which is filming in Vancouver, Canada The Smashing Machine is based on John Hyams's 2002 HBO documentary of the same name, which also captured Kerr's substance abuse, 1999 hospitalization and rehab stint, in addition to his overall career He went through a major transformation to play the half-Irish, half-Puerto Rican wrestler, who was in his 20s and 30s in the late 90s and early aughts when he became a two-time UFC Heavyweight Tournament Champion. Johnson on set Friday, Johnson pictured in April 2024 Johnson was unrecognizable wearing Kerr's dark curly locks over his bald head, paired with a prosthetic nose The WWE star previously made his debut as the retired mixed martial artist when the first still from the Benny Safdie flick dropped earlier this week Kerr, now 55, has been helping Johnson prepare to play him more authentically by joining him at his MMA training camp where he's been 'a total student of the game, absorbing and learning as much as I can, day by day' Johnson and Blunt, 41, previously starred together in 2021's Jungle Cruise. The Smashing Machine - also starring Lyndsey Gavin, Oleksandr Usyk, and Ryan Bader - is based on John Hyams's 2002 HBO documentary of the same name, which also captured Kerr's substance abuse, 1999 hospitalization and rehab stint, in addition to his overall career.