Dwayne Johnson portrays the pioneering prize fighter in ‘The Smashing Machine’ biopic now streaming on HBO Max.

Becoming the Smashing Machine required disguising the Rock. "It was all-consuming," Dwayne Johnson, star of the biopic about MMA fighter Mark Kerr, tells Entertainment Weekly of how big the challenge ...

Dwayne Johnson is used to his movies making big bags, but he had to be OK setting that goal aside for "The Smashing Machine." ...

If you came out of “The Smashing Machine” thinking “that must have hurt,” it was by design. Director Benny Safdie strove to make his biopic about pioneering mixed martial arts fighter Mark Kerr ...

A big man with a “live loud” personality and a stacked wrestling background, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has never been one for subtlety. Since he joined the film industry, he has often preferred the ...

No matter what Max Holloway achieves with the time he has left in his remarkable career, he has already ensured that he will be remembered as one of the most accomplished mixed martial artists in ...

In "The Smashing Machine," for which Johnson was nominated for a Golden Globe award, he played pioneering UFC fighter Kerr to critical acclaim. "The Smashing Machine" biopic was based on a documentary ...

Ken Shamrock recently spoke about The Smashing Machine, and its portrayal of Mark Kerr’s career and emotional struggle with addiction. The film stars Dwayne Johnson and focuses on Kerr’s career from ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. If you came out of “The Smashing Machine” thinking “that must have hurt,” it was by design. Director Benny Safdie ...

Oscar-nominated special makeup effects artist and prosthetic designer Kazu Hiro details Johnson's transformation into MMA artist Mark Kerr. Becoming the Smashing Machine required disguising the Rock. ...