{"id":6693,"date":"2025-09-10T05:42:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T05:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/6693\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T05:42:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T05:42:07","slug":"dwayne-the-rock-johnson-explains-shocking-weight-loss-just-weeks-after-filming-the-smashing-machine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/6693\/","title":{"rendered":"Dwayne &#8216;The Rock&#8217; Johnson explains shocking weight loss just weeks after filming &#8216;The Smashing Machine&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>WWE legend Dwayne \u2018The Rock\u2019 Johnson addressed one of the biggest questions online ahead of the U.S. premiere of \u2018The Smashing Machine\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MixCollage-09-Sep-2025-04-33-PM-2746-1024x585.jpg\" class=\"nlz w-full h-auto wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson answers a question during a Q+A at the Toronto International Film Festival\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   data-eio=\"p\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u2018The Smashing Machine\u2019, a biopic on MMA legend Mark Kerr\u2019s life and career, is set to star Dwayne \u2018The Rock\u2019 Johnson and will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bjpenn.com\/mma-news\/dwayne-the-rock-johnson\/the-rock-dwayne-johnson-injures-his-peoples-elbow-during-filming-of-new-smashing-machine-movie\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">premiere in the United States next month<\/a>. Johnson, an avid MMA fan, went through a significant physical transformation as he trained in the gym to mimic Kerr\u2019s appearance.<\/p>\n<p>During a recent appearance at the 2025 Venice Film Festival, Johnson raised eyebrows when he looked significantly emaciated just weeks after completing filming for \u2018The Smashing Machine\u2019. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bjpenn.com\/mma-news\/dwayne-the-rock-johnson\/the-rock-dwayne-johnson-injures-his-peoples-elbow-during-filming-of-new-smashing-machine-movie\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Johnson suffered an injury during filming<\/a>, but his skinny physique in Venice left many fans concerned.<\/p>\n<p>As speculation swirls online, Johnson made sure to address the \u2018elephant in the room\u2019 as he continues to promote the film.<\/p>\n<p> Dwayne \u2018The Rock\u2019 Johnson addresses massive concerns for his health over slim physique<\/p>\n<p>During a recent Q&amp;A session at the Toronto International Film Festival, Johnson explained his shockingly slim physique.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA little bit of the backstory is Benny [Safdie] pitched me the movie after \u2018The Smashing Machine,\u2019 and after about 45 minutes, I said, \u2018I am your chicken guy,&#8217;\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat that means is, without giving too much away, the role that I will play is a very whimsical and eccentric 70-something-year-old man called \u2018The Chicken Man,\u2019 and his best friend is a 70-something-year-old chicken. I\u2019m so excited to hopefully get a chance to transform again like I was able to do in \u2018Smashing Machine.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s why I\u2019ve been slimming down, to play \u2018The Chicken Man.\u2019 I\u2019ve been eating less chicken. This is me slimmed down. In the process of slimming down. I still have a long ways to go.\u201d (h\/t <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/mma\/2025\/09\/09\/the-rock-dwayne-johnson-explains-physique-change-long-ways-to-go\/86064667007\/?taid=68c0b2cf0ad0b40001e8a5ef&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_medium=trueanthem&amp;utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">MMA Junkie<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>As of this writing, it\u2019s uncertain how much more weight Johnson intends to lose as he prepares for another acting role. Luckily, it appears Johnson\u2019s dramatic weight loss wasn\u2019t due to a severe medical condition as proposed by some concerned fans.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The Smashing Machine\u2019 is set to premiere in the United States on October 3rd.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WWE legend Dwayne \u2018The Rock\u2019 Johnson addressed one of the biggest questions online ahead of the U.S. premiere&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6694,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[458,7789,146,85,46,7790,7791,7792,7793],"class_list":["post-6693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-dwayne-the-rock-johnson","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-mark-kerr","tag-mma","tag-the-smashing-machine","tag-ufc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6693"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6693\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}