Dwayne Johnson, a.k.a. The Rock, plays real-life MMA fighter Mark Kerr in “The Smashing Machine.” The movie, directed by Benny Safdie and also starring Emily Blunt as Kerr’s girlfriend, hits theaters ...

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Safdie apparently delivered a 45-minute pitch to Johnson during their time together on The Smashing Machine, at the end of ...

Ryan Bader, a former Arizona State wrestler and pro mixed martial arts champion, had a major role in "The Smashing Machine," ...

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With the Rock back in theaters with 'The Smashing Machine,' THR takes a look at all 50 of his films to see how they stack up ...

Above all, The Smashing Machine is a showcase for its star Dwayne Johnson, whose own history as a pro wrestler is an inextricable part of the screen persona he’s created over the past decade and a ...

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in "Black Adam" (DC Studios/Getty Images/Christopher Smith for TheWrap) Dwayne Johnson’s stage name, The Rock, was first crafted in the gladiatorial arenas of the World ...

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