Casting directors of some of this season’s buzziest films chronicle how enlisting professionals lent credibility to the contenders. By Max Gao For the first time in the ceremony’s 98-year history, ...

Dwayne Johnson stars as MMA fighter Mark Kerr in ‘The Smashing Machine’ (2025). Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson star in 'The Smashing Machine' (2025). Film Critic Dwayne Johnson stars as MMA fighter ...

The Smashing Machine, starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as true-life mixed martial arts and Ultimate Fighting Championship legend Mark Kerr, is reportedly coming soon to digital streaming. Directed ...

Benny Safdie's The Smashing Machine is as much a celebration of MMA legend Mark Kerr's life as it is a diatribe on our obsession with phoenix-from-the-ashes stories from the world of sports. In this ...

This image released by A24 shows Dwayne Johnson in a scene from "The Smashing Machine." A24 via AP Benny Safdie’s “The Smashing Machine” showcases Dwayne Johnson in a dramatic role, playing real life ...

If anyone has high praise for Dwayne Johnson’s performance in The Smashing Machine, it’s acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan. On The Director’s Cut, the Directors Guild of America’s podcast (via ...