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 "The Rock" Johnson wants to be taken seriously as an actor. (Photo Illustration: Carl Godfrey for Yahoo News; photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) In The Smashing Machine, Dwayne “The Rock” ...

Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt talk 'The Smashing Machine' The stars discuss their roles in the movie about fighter Mark Kerr, whose rise to the top is tested by personal struggles. October 2, 2025 ...

Mark Kerr and the makers of the new A24 film 'The Smashing Machine' talk about how they collaborated to tell Kerr's true story in all its complexity.

“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, ...

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 ...

Dwayne Johnson transforms for the role of complicated real-life MMA fighter Mark Kerr in Benny Safdie's sports drama "The Smashing Machine." ...

The actor wants you to forget 'Jumanji' and think of him as Oscar material in this MMA-set drama from director Benny Safdie that also stars Emily Blunt.

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

By the sound of it, Johnson didn’t have a ton of time to let his famous elbow heal, as he and Safdie also revealed the situation got even more painful after he "blocked" some kicks while filming the ...

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

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