I didn’t expect Benny Safdie’s “The Smashing Machine” to roll its cameras this early, but a Production Weekly listing has production on the A24-produced film set to begin in April. There is the slight chance that we might get to see this one in late 2024, potentially during awards season. I wouldn’t put it past A24 to sneak this one in. “The Smashing Machine”, starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt, is based on the life of MMA fighter Mark Kerr. Earlier in the week, I wrote more extensively about the film.