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.

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 ...

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

Individuals who have been asked to gain weight, are usually told to just eat fast food everyday, but that was not an option. In this part, he required a sleek, sturdy, and able to perform without ...

Benny Safdie wrote, directed, co-produced and edited "The Smashing Machine," a new American biographical sports drama film. Based on the 2002 documentary "The Smashing Machine: The Life and Times of ...

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 ...