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 ...
Dwayne Johnson deviated from his usual style of films for his last feature and starred in The Smashing Machine, based on the ...
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Of course, 2025 saw Johnson star as MMA pioneer and NCAA Division I wrestling champion Mark Kerr in Benny Safdie's ...
The star discusses going blow for blow in Benny Safdie’s 'The Smashing Machine' and the unexpected cinematic icons who shaped ...
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s film, The Smashing Machine, hit a brick wall at the box office from its opening week in theaters.
Things got personal for Dwayne Johnson while filming a pivotal moment in the Mark Kerr biopic 'The Smashing Machine.' ...
“I come from a wrestling background, but I might face off against someone who is in jiu-jitsu, or a boxer,” explains a hulking Dwayne Johnson as Mark Kerr in Benny Safdie’s The Smashing Machine, ...
Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Official image from ‘The Smashing Machine’ courtesy of A24. In the universe of World Wrestling ...
Dwayne Johnson reflects on growing up in a turbulent household and channels that pain into his performance in A24’s 'The ...