The Smashing Machine, starring Dwayne ‘The Rock” Johnson as legendary mixed martial arts and UFC fighter Mark Kerr, is coming soon to HBO Max. The Smashing Machine also stars Emily Blunt as Kerr’s ...

A24’s version takes a different approach. Director Benny Safdie, in his first solo directorial effort, draws from that documentary while expanding on Kerr’s inner world. Safdie worked closely with ...

Dwayne Johnson can usually sell a movie with his name alone. But The Smashing Machine opened to just $5.9 million domestically, marking the lowest opening of Johnson's career. For a passion project ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Simon is a Los Angeles-based journalist who covers film and TV. Although biographical sports drama The Smashing Machine is based ...

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson addressed the underwhelming opening weekend box office numbers for his new film, "The Smashing Machine." After the Oct. 3 nationwide theatrical release of the R-rated sports ...

We’ve seen The Rock wrestle, crack jokes in “Fast & Furious” movies, and save the world more times than we can count. But when Christopher Nolan — the mastermind behind “Oppenheimer,” “Inception,” and ...