The Rock’s latest film, “The Smashing Machine” has drawn critical praise as Rock portrays MMA fighter Mark Kerr. On social ...

Dwayne Johnson is playing MMA and UFC fighter Mark Kerr in the biopic "The Smashing Machine." Johnson looks unrecognizable in the movie, appearing to wear a wig and prosthetics. "The Smashing Machine, ...

"Mark Kerr is so deserving of this moment… and Dwayne really did it," Vin Diesel wrote of Dwayne Johnson's recent UFC biopic ...

For years, Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson engaged in a public feud. Now the "Fast & Furious" star surprises with an emotional ...

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 "The Rock" Johnson and Benny Safdie have teamed up to bring one of the most intriguing stories in combat sports to the big screen. Their new film, The Smashing Machine, dramatizes the life of ...

Dwayne Johnson isn’t exactly known for being undersized. But when director Benny Safdie told him he needed to “get bigger” to play real-life UFC legend Mark Kerr in The Smashing Machine, Johnson and ...

After years of starring in action movies, including the Fast and the Furious and Mummy franchises, Snitch, Pain & Gain, G.I. Joe, and San Andreas, and action-comedies The Other Guys, Central ...

Dwyane Johnson has made a confession following the release of his sports drama film, The Smashing Machine. The Rock played UFC fighter Mark Kerr in the 2025 American biographical film. Even ...

Over 20 years ago, HBO aired a documentary called The Smashing Machine: The Life and Times of Extreme Fighter Mark Kerr (2002). It was about a mixed martial artist (MMA) who is considered a pioneer in ...

Many know Brock Lesnar, Conor McGregor and Jon Jones. But not as many are familiar with Mark Kerr, for a time one of the toughest men on the planet. Kerr went from winning an NCAA wrestling ...