A24’s version takes a different approach. Director Benny Safdie, in his first solo directorial effort, draws from that documentary while expanding on Kerr’s inner world. Safdie worked closely with ...

Wagner Moura won for his role of Armando in “The Secret Agent.” The other nominees were Joel Edgerton (Train Dreams), Oscar ...

Dwayne Johnson is feeling TK, he exclusively told E! News at the 2026 Golden Globes, where he and Emily Blunt are nominated ...

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s film, The Smashing Machine, hit a brick wall at the box office from its opening week in theaters.

Of course, 2025 saw Johnson star as MMA pioneer and NCAA Division I wrestling champion Mark Kerr in Benny Safdie's ...

Dwayne Johnson deviated from his usual style of films for his last feature and starred in The Smashing Machine, based on the ...

(CNN) — Dwayne Johnson is soon heading to theaters in what might be the most dramatic role of his career so far. CNN — (CNN) — Dwayne Johnson is soon heading to theaters in what might be the most ...

Becoming the Smashing Machine required disguising the Rock. "It was all-consuming," Dwayne Johnson, star of the biopic about MMA fighter Mark Kerr, tells Entertainment Weekly of how big the challenge ...

In the new Benny Safdie film, “The Smashing Machine” tells the story of mixed martial artist and UFC champion Mark Kerr. The film highlights Kerr during the peak of his career, while also showing the ...

Despite his all-around success in life as a cultural figure, it's clear that Dwayne Johnsonneeded to hit the reset button on his movie career. The WWE superstar-turned-cinematic luminary became less ...

The new A24 drama The Smashing Machine starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson represents more than another sports biopic. It delivers a raw and emotional retelling of one of the most fascinating lives in ...