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The Smashing Machine Looks at the Early Days of a Combat Sport Politicians Wanted To Ban

A fascinating but uneven actor's showcase for Dwayne Johnson.

Reason

'The Smashing Machine' Interviews With Emily Blunt, Dwayne Johnson And Benny Safdie

Watch our interviews with the stars and filmmaker of the Mark Kerr biopic.

Cinemablend

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson says gaining 30lbs for The Smashing Machine was “bananas”

It's the actor's biggest transformation yet

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Mark Kerr Went To Set While The Rock Was Playing Him, But It Was His Son's Reaction To The Smashing Machine That Stuck With Him: 'He's Almost Like Whispering'

Sounds like this will be a powerful movie-going experience.

Cinemablend

Matt Damon "literally" went through The Odyssey to make Christopher Nolan's new epic, says co-star: "He would always have this incredible excitement about what we were doing"

Exclusive: The Odyssey star Benny Safdie and Oppenheimer's Emily Blunt tease Matt Damon's "excitement" at leading Christopher Nolan's next movie

Total Film

Dwayne Johnson Gives The Performance Of A Lifetime In The Year's Most Surprising Sports Movie

Dwayne Johnson creates spellbinding intimacy in Benny Safdie’s sports drama.

Inverse

The Smashing Machine director Benny Safdie says acting for Christopher Nolan and Paul Thomas Anderson made him a better filmmaker: "You want somebody to say you did okay"

Exclusive: The Smashing Machine director learnt a lot from Christopher Nolan and Paul Thomas Anderson

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'I Don't Look Pregnant': Dwayne Johnson Doesn't Hold Back While Talking About Losing All That Weight For New Role

After slimming down, The Rock becomes The Pepple.

Cinemablend

The Smashing Machine star Emily Blunt talks Dwayne Johnson's transformation in the hard-hitting MMA biopic: "I'd been waiting for my friend to get the chance to disappear"

Exclusive: After Jungle Cruise, Emily Blunt teases a very different collaboration with Dwayne Johnson in The Smashing Machine

Total Film

Dwayne Johnson Discusses How He Gained Over 30 Pounds for 'The Smashing Machine'

Johnson portrays former MMA fighter Mark Kerr in the movie.

Sports Illustrated

The Rock Takes on Mark Kerr in Latest Movie 'The Smashing Machine' — Sports Illustrated Photos

Plenty of star power packs the documentary-turned-fiction.

Sports Illustrated

What Pushed Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson to Transform Into Mark Kerr for ‘The Smashing Machine’

The Rock packed on the pounds to portray college wrestler turned MMA fighter Mark Kerr in the deeply personal film he says “turned into more than a movie.”

Sports Illustrated

'Think Clint Eastwood at 75' Dwayne Johnson reveals all on slimming down for new movie Lizard Music

Dwayne Johnson is pleased not to "look pregnant" anymore after channelling his inner 75-year-old Clint Eastwood to slim down for Benny Safdie's forthcoming film Lizard Music.

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Hear Me Out: How Have We Made It This Far Without A Dwayne Johnson and Gerard Butler Team-Up Movie?

The Rock and Scot Connection needs ot happen!

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You’ll Never Guess How Dwayne Johnson Injured His Elbow Filming The Smashing Machine

The Most Electrifying Move In On-Set Injuries?

International Business Times UK

The Rock's Biggest Gamble Yet: 'The Smashing Machine' Could Finally Bring Dwayne Johnson His First Oscar

Dwayne Johnson transforms into MMA legend Mark Kerr in 'The Smashing Machine', a gritty biopic generating Oscar buzz. Could this be The Rock's first Academy Award?

Euronews

Culture Digest: The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week

Large-scale sculptures illuminate Lisbon's MAAT, A24's 'The Smashing Machine' wrestles with addiction, and Taylor Swift's 'The Life of a Showgirl' marks the cultural event of the year.

The Independent UK

The Smashing Machine isn’t the transformative Dwayne Johnson vehicle we’ve been promised – but it’s a start

INSIDE FILM: Benny Safdie’s new wrestling drama has made its leading man an unexpected Oscar contender. But it’s also a clever bit of career course correction for the typically commercially minded star, writes Xan Brooks – different for him, but not so much that it could sabotage his brand

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The Rock Just Absolutely Roasted Jumanji Co-Star Kevin Hart While Talking About Working With Emily Blunt

Shots fired (again)!

Cinemablend

I Didn't Realize How Much Impact The Smashing Machine Actually Had On The Rock In The Live-Action Moana Movie

Mark Kerr walked so live-action Maui could flex.

After The Rock's Oscar tip, this 2015 classic is racing to Netflix's no.1 spot

San Andreas, starring The Rock, is rocketing up Netflix's chart

Evening Standard

The incredible truth behind Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's new role: The real story behind The Smashing Machine

The man behind Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt’s telling of the rise, fall and redemption of MMA pioneer Mark Kerr .

Evening Standard

Emily Blunt says it is ‘fun’ to return to Devil Wears Prada for sequel

The British actress appears on The Graham Norton Show on Friday.

The Guardian - UK

‘This is the first time I’ve not thought about the box office’: Dwayne Johnson on wrestling, reinvention and the role that could redefine him

He became cinema’s most bankable strongman. But weary of his own persona, Johnson turned to indie director Benny Safdie – and delivered a bruising new role that rewrites his own rulebook

Evening Standard

Man guilty over death of boy stabbed in front of his mother

Romario Gordon, 22, was part of a group that attacked Camron Smith in front of his mother in her bedroom, the trial at the Old Bailey heard.

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