You only need to see its trailer to know that “The Smashing Machine” is one such film, a vehicle par excellence for Dwayne Johnson, a.k.a. the Rock. He’s starred in plenty of movies to date, but ...

In 2001, the WWE wrestler turned actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson made his first film appearance in the action sequel The Mummy Returns. The movie is notable not just for how it launched his career in ...

“The Smashing Machine” is a strange one: a bio-drama about the emotional sensitivities of a professional fighter. Starring Dwayne Johnson, no less, and brought to us by writer-director Benny Safdie, ...

There’s a famous pro-wrestling promo by two-time Olympian and WWE world champion Mark Henry in which he talks about being told all the time that he was too big, too strong, that he had to be careful ...

Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt embody Mark Kerr’s collapse in Benny Safdie’s bruising, intimate sports biopic.

They Hayward native, known best as a professional wrestler and action/comedy star, loses himself in a challenging role about famed fighter/wrestler Mark Kerr.

The marketing for writer-director Benny Safdie’s “The Smashing Machine” isn’t shy about pushing this mixed martial arts biopic as Dwayne Johnson’s Oscar bid. For this film, the artist formerly known ...

Director Benny Safdie had no doubt Dwayne could embody the legendary MMA fighter Mark Kerr, nicknamed “The Smashing Machine” for pulverizing opponents with his relentless headbutts.

On Tuesday, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson stopped by “The Tonight Show” to promote his new movie.

The Rock transforms physically and emotionally to play college wrestler turned MMA fighter Mark Kerr in Benny Safdie's biographical drama. The film chronicles Kerr's rise in mixed martial arts and ...

MMA pioneer Mark Kerr joins to discuss the making of the original “The Smashing Machine” documentary, why he decided to open up about his struggles with addiction, receiving the call from Dwayne “The ...

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson revealed during a recent guest spot on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon that he suffered a legitimate concussion while filming a brutal fight scene for his upcoming MMA ...