Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is turning heads after debuting his recent weight loss transformation.

“This transformation was something I was really hungry to do,” Johnson, 53, told The Hollywood Reporter of his role in the new film The Smashing Machine while attending the 2025 Venice Film Festival on Monday, September 1. The WWE star plays legendary two-time UFC heavyweight champion and MMA icon Mark Kerr — a role that required Johnson to slim down considerably.

“I had been very fortunate to have the career that I’ve had over the years and to make the films that I’ve made, but there was just a voice inside of me, a little voice that said, ‘Well, what if I could do more — I want to do more and what does that look like?’” Johnson added on Monday.

The work the actor put into transforming his

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