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WWE and Hollywood veteran The Rock wanted an Oscar nomination for his work as Mark Kerr in The Smashing Machine.

“The Smashing Machine” recounts the success and struggles of Ultimate Fighting Championship champion Mark Kerr. Relying on his own professional wrestling background, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson gives a ...

Is Dwayne Johnson headed for the Oscars? Judging by the rapturous reaction to his performance as wrestler Mark Kerr in “The Smashing Machine” at the Venice Film Festival on Monday night, that seems to ...

Writer/director Benny Safdie also explains why he changed or left out key moments from Kerr's life and career in the A24 biopic, starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt. This article contains spoilers ...

After pouring his heart into his latest onscreen performance, Dwayne Johnson was admittedly let down to be snubbed at the Oscars. The Smashing Machine star recently noted that having the Academy ...

A24’s “The Smashing Machine” is here. Benny Safdie’s latest, and first solo directorial project, follows Mark Kerr (played, fearlessly, by Dwayne Johnson) a pioneering UFC fighter in its early days, ...

Benny Safdie’s “The Smashing Machine” isn’t what you think it is, especially if you think it’s a movie about a British guy who thinks his typewriter is the tops. “The Smashing Machine” would seem to ...