There are two movies called The Smashing Machine. The first is the 2002 documentary about Mark Kerr, former wrestler and mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. Dwayne Johnson saw the film and as somebody ...

It’s clobbering time for The Rock in The Smashing Machine, the new biopic about MMA fighter Mark Kerr, which opens in theaters this weekend. There’s no one better to play a ...

“The Smashing Machine” recounts the success and struggles of Ultimate Fighting Championship champion Mark Kerr. Relying on his own professional wrestling background, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson gives a ...

Dwayne Johnson packs on even more muscle for the role of a lifetime as complicated MMA fighter Mark Kerr. Benny Safdie's sports biopic "The Smashing Machine" puts The Rock in the Oscar best actor ...

When John Hyams saw the first trailers for “The Smashing Machine,” the forthcoming A24 biopic of MMA pioneer Mark Kerr starring Dwayne Johnson, he had the same initial reaction that many observers did ...

The Smashing Machine is A24's upcoming biopic of legendary MMA fighter Mark Kerr. In this article you'll find everything you need to know about it, from when we can expect a trailer to drop, to the ...

Thomas Butt is a senior writer. An avid film connoisseur, Thomas actively logs his film consumption on Letterboxd and vows to connect with many more cinephiles through the platform. He is immensely ...

Prosthetic makeup designer Kazu Hiro details his process, right down to learning the actors’ sweat patterns and using seven different kinds of adhesive. By Bill Desowitz For The Smashing Machine, ...

When it came to playing the brutal, battered and drug addled UFC fighter Mark Kerr in his new movie, “The Smashing Machine,” Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson agreed to a hard bargain. It was clear that there ...

It brings me great satisfaction to finally be able to type these words: The first proper look at Benny Safdie’s The Smashing Machine, starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as two-time UFC heavyweight ...