The actors star in the A24 film The Smashing Machine, which tells the story of UFC legend Mark Kerr (Johnson) and his then-wife, Dawn Staples (Blunt). The biographical drama shows how Kerr went on to ...

BART GUNN was feeling pretty good about himself. The WWF (now WWE) wrestler born Michael Polchlopek had just finished winning ...

Bas Rutten is very impressed with how committed The Rock was to playing Mark Kerr in The Smashing Machine. Rutten spoke with WrestleZone Managing Editor Bill Pritchard about his role in The Smashing ...

Bas Rutten recently spoke about The Smashing Machine and its potential impact on how MMA pioneers are perceived by the public. The film tells the true story of UFC legend Mark Kerr. Kerr’s rise, ...

Bas Rutten (far left) appears as himself in “The Smashing Machine.” | 📷: Eric Charbonneau/A24/Getty Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson by all accounts poured himself into playing Mark Kerr, the two-time ...

In an exclusive interview with Heavy Sports, Rutten shared that Kerr’s story mirrors many others in MMA. When asked which fighters would make great biopic subjects, ‘El Guapo’ named three former UFC ...

There are plenty of must watch fighters in the UFC, but MMA legend Bas Rutten has given his main picks. Although there is some belief that the UFC is currently undergoing a ‘lack of star’ problem, ...

Dwayne Johnson got a real taste of what it's like to be a professional fighter in "The Smashing Machine." Johnson, who portrays UFC and Pride Fighting Championships veteran Mark Kerr in the movie, ...

The Smashing Machine (2025) Film Review from the 50th Annual Toronto International Film Festival, a movie directed and written by Benny Safdie, and starring Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Lyndsey Gavin, ...

With a title like The Smashing Machine, one might expect writer-director Benny Safdie’s first solo-directed feature to be a brutal, grinding sit. The film is based on the 2002 documentary of the same ...

The Rock’s latest Hollywood project, The Smashing Machine, will hit theaters on October 3, 2025. Based on the journey of MMA star Mark Kerr, the film witnesses his journey and the hardships he faced ...

It’s clobbering time for The Rock in The Smashing Machine, the new biopic about MMA fighter Mark Kerr, which opens in theaters this weekend. There’s no one better to play a ...