TORONTO — Few actors are as well-recognized and easily typecast as the affable Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, but in “The Smashing Machine” from director Benny Safdie, Johnson disappears into his most ...

Dwayne Johnson is downsizing for his next big role. The former WWE star told Variety at the Los Angeles premiere of The Smashing Machine that he’s dropped weight to play a 75-year-old man in Lizard ...

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 ...

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Dwayne Johnson transforms into UFC fighter Mark Kerr, aiming for Oscar recognition with a dramatic, prosthetic-laden performance.

In “Smashing Machine,” written and directed by Safdie, Johnson stars as Mark Kerr, a champion in the early days of MMA fighting who made a career comeback after battling substance abuse. Emily Blunt ...

"The Smashing Machine," in theaters Friday, allows Dwayne Johnson to show vulnerability in portraying MMA fighter Mark Kerr in the biopic from Bennie Safdie.

Mark Kerr (played by Dwayne Johnson) trains for a major global MMA tournament in Benny Safdie's sports drama "The Smashing Machine." ...

The Rock packed on the pounds to portray college wrestler turned MMA fighter Mark Kerr in the deeply personal film he says “turned into more than a movie.” ...

There are some incredible fight scenes in Benny Safdie's UFC biopic, The Smashing Machine. But all of them are between Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt.

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.

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.