Before Benny Safdie began shooting The Smashing Machine, Mark Kerr gave the filmmakers a wrestling lesson. The movie’s stunt team and others gathered around the padded ring at the Vancouver soundstage ...

With the new sports drama “The Smashing Machine,” director Benny Safdie and Hollywood megastar Dwayne Johnson want audiences to experience the world of a mixed martial arts fighter through their eyes.

Well, well, well. Look who’s keeping it real for once in Hollywood. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, the man who’s made a career out of being the toughest guy in every room (at least on screen), just ...

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's latest foray into film was the biopic "The Smashing Machine," based on the life of UFC veteran Mark Kerr. Johnson seemed especially passionate about the project, and even ...

Mixed martial arts is a style of full-contact fighting that combines techniques and styles from various sports, including wrestling, judo and jiu-jitsu — you get the picture. All of these sports have ...

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson was in a career "comfort zone for quite some time". The 53-year-old star enjoyed huge success after making the transition from wrestling to acting - but Dwayne admits to ...

While presenting Benny Safdie with a Hamilton Behind the Camera Award for directing “The Smashing Machine,” Dwayne Johnson shared the thoughtful first reaction that Christopher Nolan had to the ...