Oscar-winning prosthetics artist admits creating a cauliflower ear for Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in “The Smashing Machine” was the easiest thing for him to make.
In the film, Johnson plays real-life MMA legend Mark Kerr. Johnson sat in the makeup chair for two hours undergoing a transformation process that resulted in the cauliflower ears, a specific browbone piece and other prosthetics, plus hiding his tattoos.
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The film also stars Emily Blunt as Kerr’s wife, Dawn Staples, Bas Rutten, Lyndsey Gavin and Oleksandr Usyk. It marks Safdie’s solo directorial debut — he previously worked alongside his brother Josh Safdie.
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