Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson completely transformed into fighter Mark Kerr for the biographical sports drama The Smashing Machine. Johnson committed to the role so much, he sat in the makeup chair for ...

Benny Safdie wrote and directed the A24 feature that also stars Emily Blunt in the story of Kerr's path as a UFC Hall of Famer.

The Rock's new movie "The Smashing Machine" is a biopic about MMA fighter Mark Kerr. Director Benny Safdie aimed for the film to be a "truthful representation" of Mark Kerr's life story, but ...

To hear him describe it, Mark Kerr felt like he was walking into the unknown. It was July 27, 1997 when Kerr, then 28, walked through the doors of Boutwell Auditorium in Birmingham, hoping to put his ...

The first solo project by Safdie brother Benny ("Uncut Gems"), this too-loyal adaptation of a 2002 HBO doc on fighter Mark Kerr stars Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt.

Mark Kerr, the subject of "The Smashing Machine," was a champion wrestler in college and is in the UFC Hall of Fame.

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson underwent a remarkable transformation for his latest movie “The Smashing Machine,” a film inspired by the real-life of former MMA fighter Mark Kerr. During a Sept. 30 ...

It’s the role of a lifetime for Dwayne Johnson, who portrays real-life MMA fighter Mark Kerr, writes our reviewer.

The Smashing Machine,” starring Dwayne Johnson as MMA pioneer Mark Kerr, is something simpler and less curious.

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson opens up about transforming into MMA and UFC fighter Mark Kerr for the new movie "The Smashing Machine." ...

Mark Kerr’s career is one of the most compelling, cautionary tales in combat sports history. Behind the undefeated streak and the terrifying moniker, "The Smashing Machine," was a story far more human ...

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.