Dwayne Johnson as Mark Kerr in 'The Smashing Machine' (2025) ; Mark Kerr after winning the heavyweight tournament during the UFC 14 on July 27, 1997 in Birmingham, Alabama. Dwayne Johnson and Emily ...

‘The Smashing Machine’ is Dwayne Johnson’s attempt at Oscar-level respect as an actor, with director Benny Safdie doing his best to get the Rock there. Not nearly as pleasurably anxiety-inducing as ...

“The Smashing Machine” is exactly what you would expect watching a former WWE wrestling superstar portray a mixed martial arts pioneer. Built as a showcase for Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who also ...

Casting directors of some of this season’s buzziest films chronicle how enlisting professionals lent credibility to the contenders. By Max Gao For the first time in the ceremony’s 98-year history, ...

The first reviews for Smashing Machine suggest a massive shift in The Rock’s acting career as he reunites with Emily Blunt in the new biopic.

This image released by A24 shows Dwayne Johnson in a scene from "The Smashing Machine." A24 via AP Benny Safdie’s “The Smashing Machine” showcases Dwayne Johnson in a dramatic role, playing real life ...

The star-studded cast of Benny Safdie's new movie, The Smashing Machine, hit the red carpet over the weekend at the Venice Film Festival. This included leads Emily Blunt and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, ...

Dwayne Johnson is up for his first Golden Globe as Best Actor in a Drama for his real-life portrayal of MMA fighter Mark Kerr in The Smashing Machine, a movie that brought him a 15-minute standing ...

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When I first learned that indie directing duo the Safdie brothers' first solo directorial efforts were going to be sports movies, I was a bit puzzled. That knowledge of and respect for the world of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A24 ; Zuffa LLC via Getty Dwayne Johnson as Mark Kerr in 'The Smashing Machine' (2025) ; Mark Kerr after winning the heavyweight ...