The real-life UFC legend, director Benny Safdie, and stars Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt tell IndieWire how they earned each other's trust for the biopic. For Safdie, it involved the director telling ...

Now fans in Japan can see what all the hype was about. On Friday, “The Smashing Machine” premiered in theaters in Japan. The focus of the biopic, Mark Kerr, spent several years competing at the ...

This article contains spoilers for The Smashing Machine. The Smashing Machine's most important critic is the man who inspired it all. And legendary mixed martial arts fighter Mark Kerr tells ...

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 ...

A new Hollywood biopic, in theaters now, covers the life and career of former UFC fighter Mark Kerr. Titled The Smashing Machine, it features Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as Kerr, almost unrecognizable ...

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson takes on one of his most personal and fitting roles in “The Smashing Machine.” The film, directed by Benny Safdie, follows pioneering mixed martial arts and UFC fighter Mark ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “It’s a story about the human condition, good, bad, and indifferent,” Kerr told IndieWire of the film. “Dwayne, Emily, and Benny ...

Writer/director Benny Safdie‘s "The Smashing Machine" is a true story that exalts its subject - mixed martial arts pioneer Mark Kerr (played by Dwayne Johnson) - without shying away from the dark ...