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“The Smashing Machine” Pulls Its Punches

Johnson’s taut performance, Benny Safdie’s bio-pic about the mixed-martial-arts fighter Mark Kerr proves distanced and ...

Former OSU wrestler, Strauss survivor in ‘Smashing Machine’ film

Mark “The Hammer” Coleman is nothing short of a pioneer when it comes to mixed martial arts in the United States. The Ohio ...
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‘The Smashing Machine’ Review: Not Quite a Knockout

Before he was Dwayne Johnson the biggest movie star in the world, both literally and figuratively, he was “The Rock,” a third ...

WWE's The Rock Talks Diet, Weight Loss, Gained 30 Pounds for 'The Smashing Machine'

WWE legend Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson confirmed this week that he has lost weight after bulking up for his role as Mark Kerr in the movie The Smashing Machine.

Taylor Swift to Rule Box Office Again as ‘Showgirl’ Aims for $35 Million Debut, Topping ‘Smashing Machine’

Taylor Swift is returning to cinemas with "The Official Release Party of a Showgirl," which is tracking for a debut of $35 ...

After a Career Year, 'The Smashing Machine's Benny Safdie Is Quietly Becoming the Most Surprising Standout of 2025

T here’s a scene in Benny Safdie ’s The Smashing Machine in which Dwayne Johnson ’s Mark and Emily Blunt ’s Dawn are having ...

‘It was hard’ – The Rock put on 30lbs in epic body transformation to play Mark Kerr in The Smashing Machine

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has detailed the difficulties in bulking up to play Mark Kerr in his latest blockbuster film. Johnson portrays the former UFC heavyweight champion in ...