Benny Safdie Says Next Dwayne Johnson Team-Up ‘Lizard Music’ Is For His Kids: “I Want Them To Feel Those Feelings”

After Deadline exclusively revealed their next collaboration earlier this month, Benny Safdie is looking forward to making ...

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson took real punches to the face to keep ‘The Smashing Machine’ authentic

In the spirit of maintaining authenticity, director Benny Safdie and The Rock made a pact that is virtually unheard of for a ...

Dwayne Johnson Is Transformative In The Smashing Machine, But There's Another Performance I Hope People Start Celebrating

Movies I Wasn’t Sure What To Expect From Dwayne Johnson In The Smashing Machine But Critics Have Me Pumped For His ‘Scarily ...
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The Smashing Machine: How closely does Dwayne Johnson’s movie mirror the real-life journey of Mark Kerr?

The Smashing Machine was released on October 3, 2025, by A24. Prior to that, it bagged the Silver Lion award at the 82nd ...
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The Smashing Machine: MMA fighter Mark Kerr swore at Dwayne Johnson - Here’s why

The Smashing Machine features Dwayne Johnson, aka The Rock, playing the role of ex-MMA artist Mark Kerr. In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Kerr revealed that he swore at Johnson after ...
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The Smashing Machine

The sequence at the credits of real-life Mark Kerr today at a market show a humble man that Johnson caught in his essentially ...
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The Smashing Machine – Film Review

The Smashing Machine is less of a reinvention of the sports movie than a great showcase for actors Dwayne Johnson and Emily ...

The Smashing Machine Isn’t the Rock Acting Challenge We Were Led to Believe

Early in The Smashing Machine, a reporter tries to pry an answer out of Mark Kerr, the hulking ultimate fighting champ ...