Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson is no stranger to physically demanding roles, but his latest film, The Smashing Machine, promises a new kind of challenge.
The 2025 sports drama, which is already generating Oscar buzz after achieving a 15-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival, tells the story of a fighter who rose to the top of wrestling and MMA in the 1990s while struggling with drug addiction and a tumultuous relationship with his wife, Dawn Staples.
