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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson went into why "The Smashing Machine" resonated with him as a wrestler. Johnson portrayed two-time UFC Champion Mark Kerr in the Benny Safdie-directed A24 film which released ...

A24’s “The Smashing Machine” is here. Benny Safdie’s latest, and first solo directorial project, follows Mark Kerr (played, fearlessly, by Dwayne Johnson) a pioneering UFC fighter in its early days, ...

American cinema has long been fascinated by professional fighters. Rocky, Raging Bull, The Fighter, The Wrestler, Cinderella Man, Creed, Million Dollar Baby, Girlfight, Ali, The Hurricane, Warrior — ...

Dwayne Johnson has said that he took the role in "The Smashing Machine," opening Friday, to dive deep into a role that was far from his usual muscle-bound, kid-friendly heroism. While there might not ...

While The Rock is no stranger to Hollywood epics, he is set to push his acting limits in the upcoming biopic "The Smashing Machine." In it, Dwayne Johnson will portray former UFC fighter and MMA ...

This article contains spoilers for The Smashing Machine. The Smashing Machine's most important critic is the man who inspired it all. And legendary mixed martial arts fighter Mark Kerr tells ...

Benny Safdie’s “The Smashing Machine” isn’t what you think it is, especially if you think it’s a movie about a British guy who thinks his typewriter is the tops. “The Smashing Machine” would seem to ...

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