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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dwayne Johnson in 'The Smashing Machine' Things got personal for Dwayne Johnson while filming a pivotal moment in the Mark Kerr biopic The Smashing Machine. In the scene, Mark (Johnson), a UFC fighter ...

Dwayne Johnson trains as MMA fighter for 'The Smashing Machine' Mark Kerr (played by Dwayne Johnson) trains for a major global MMA tournament in Benny Safdie's sports drama "The Smashing Machine." ...

“A couple of those punches were real,” Bader said. Bas Rutten, who trained Kerr during his prime, plays himself in The Smashing Machine, and in one instance egged on a moment of real contact behind ...

No Academy Award nom, but plenty of respect. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. There’s this scene in The Smashing Machine where ...

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, ...

The stars get real about their characters' tumultuous relationship and that explosive fight that Blunt barely remembers filming. After years of starring in action movies, including the Fast and the ...