Playing the lead role of Mark Kerr in "The Smashing Machine," Dwayne Johnson took his share of bumps and bruises filming those early UFC and PRIDE-era fight scenes and even got his "bell rung" for ...

A pivotal scene in the Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson-led The Smashing Machine features the iconic Bruce Springsteen song from Born to Run, “Jungleland.” It is played in the background of a heated argument ...

In The Smashing Machine, he delivers a performance full of pain, heartbreak, passion, resilience, and tenacity as Mark Kerr, an MMA fighter who became a pioneer in the world of UFC. Behind the scenes, ...

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson knew that he needed to feel what his character actually went through to improve a scene. It’s clear from his reaction to finished movie that ‘The Smashing Machine’ was an ...

During an appearance Tuesday on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, WWE legend Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson described the legitimate physical pain he endured in a particular scene for the upcoming movie ...

In this episode of "Notes on a Scene," 'The Smashing Machine' director Benny Safdie breaks down the scene where Mark Kerr (Dwayne Johnson) has lost his first professional fight, and Dawn Staples ...

Dwayne Johnson's latest movie, The Smashing Machine, hits theaters on Friday. It tells the story of real life UFC fighter Mark Kerr and his journey through life as he navigated drug addiction and his ...

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson took real headshots on set and suffered a concussion filming The Smashing Machine. He gained about 30 pounds to accurately portray MMA legend Mark Kerr. The film premiered at ...

In the role of Mark Kerr, Dwayne Johnson is always playing some variation on The Rock. The only way to describe Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is “larger than life.” You can see it in every frame of The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Emily Blunt jokes she would've 'been pissed' if Johnson and director Benny Safdie, her Oppenheimer costar, hadn't asked her to ...

The Smashing Machine star Dwayne Johnson explains why he looking for a role to 'disappear' into. Emily Blunt jokes she would've 'been pissed' if Johnson and director Benny Safdie, her Oppenheimer ...