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Dwayne Johnson Gives The Performance Of A Lifetime In The Year's Most Surprising Sports Movie

Dwayne Johnson creates spellbinding intimacy in Benny Safdie’s sports drama.

Inverse

The Smashing Machine director Benny Safdie says acting for Christopher Nolan and Paul Thomas Anderson made him a better filmmaker: "You want somebody to say you did okay"

Exclusive: The Smashing Machine director learnt a lot from Christopher Nolan and Paul Thomas Anderson

Total Film

'I Don't Look Pregnant': Dwayne Johnson Doesn't Hold Back While Talking About Losing All That Weight For New Role

After slimming down, The Rock becomes The Pepple.

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What Pushed Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson to Transform Into Mark Kerr for ‘The Smashing Machine’

The Rock packed on the pounds to portray college wrestler turned MMA fighter Mark Kerr in the deeply personal film he says “turned into more than a movie.”

Sports Illustrated

'Think Clint Eastwood at 75' Dwayne Johnson reveals all on slimming down for new movie Lizard Music

Dwayne Johnson is pleased not to "look pregnant" anymore after channelling his inner 75-year-old Clint Eastwood to slim down for Benny Safdie's forthcoming film Lizard Music.

BANG Premier

You’ll Never Guess How Dwayne Johnson Injured His Elbow Filming The Smashing Machine

The Most Electrifying Move In On-Set Injuries?

Cinemablend

The Rock's Biggest Gamble Yet: 'The Smashing Machine' Could Finally Bring Dwayne Johnson His First Oscar

Dwayne Johnson transforms into MMA legend Mark Kerr in 'The Smashing Machine', a gritty biopic generating Oscar buzz. Could this be The Rock's first Academy Award?

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Culture Digest: The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week

Large-scale sculptures illuminate Lisbon's MAAT, A24's 'The Smashing Machine' wrestles with addiction, and Taylor Swift's 'The Life of a Showgirl' marks the cultural event of the year.

Euronews

The Smashing Machine isn’t the transformative Dwayne Johnson vehicle we’ve been promised – but it’s a start

INSIDE FILM: Benny Safdie’s new wrestling drama has made its leading man an unexpected Oscar contender. But it’s also a clever bit of career course correction for the typically commercially minded star, writes Xan Brooks – different for him, but not so much that it could sabotage his brand

The Independent UK

I Didn't Realize How Much Impact The Smashing Machine Actually Had On The Rock In The Live-Action Moana Movie

Mark Kerr walked so live-action Maui could flex.

Cinemablend

‘This is the first time I’ve not thought about the box office’: Dwayne Johnson on wrestling, reinvention and the role that could redefine him

He became cinema’s most bankable strongman. But weary of his own persona, Johnson turned to indie director Benny Safdie – and delivered a bruising new role that rewrites his own rulebook

The Guardian - UK

The Smashing Machine review: average film with great Dwayne Johnson performance

3/5 Benny Safdie has successfully turned The Rock into a serious actor. But when it comes to the big moments, The Smashing Machine chokes

Evening Standard

Dwayne Johnson faces his fears in 'The Smashing Machine'

Dwayne Johnson faces his fears in “The Smashing Machine,” a drama about MMA fighter Mark Kerr

The Independent UK

Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt dazzle in London at screening of The Smashing Machine

The drama is earning Dayne Johnson rave reviews and some early Oscars buzz

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Dwayne Johnson dove deep for ‘The Smashing Machine,' with a little push from friends

Dwayne Johnson faces his fears in “The Smashing Machine,” a drama about MMA fighter Mark Kerr

Cinemablend

‘I Don't Know If You've Ever Been Asked This Before, But I Think You Need To Gain More Weight’: Dwayne Johnson On The Major Transformation He Made For The Smashing Machine

The Rock being told to bulk up is just wild!

Cinemablend

‘Jaws Dropped’: The Smashing Machine’s Emily Blunt Recalls Dwayne Johnson’s Wild Physical Transformation

I can't wait to see this movie.

Cinemablend

'Performance Of A Lifetime.' The Surprising Thing Emily Blunt Told The Rock The First Time She Met Him In Hollywood

Just when you thought Mark Kerr was a transformative role.

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The Mary Sue

You know that movie where the Rock is a Chicken Man? That might be why the WWE star is looking different these days

Gives new meaning to Atlantic City by Bruce Springsteen

The Mary Sue

New ‘The Smashing Machine’ trailer has the perfect needle drop

The perfect soundtrack for The Rock's underdog story?

Total Film

Dwayne Johnson's dramatic physical transformation is for the role of a lifetime: a 70-year old who is best friends with a chicken

The Rock is playing an eccentric older companion to a young boy in search of a secret lizard society

Evening Standard

Why did Dwayne Johnson lose so much weight and How did he do it?

The actor has transformed his physical appearance for his latest role in Benny Safdie’s The Smashing Machine

BANG Premier

Dwayne Johnson is 'slimming down' to play 70 year old Chicken Man in 'whimsical' new film

WWE legend turned Hollywood star Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson has revealed his recent weight loss is for a new movie role.

The Independent UK

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson reveals real reason behind dramatic new physique: ‘Excited to transform again’

The actor says he is preparing for a new role as a ‘whimsical, eccentric 70-something year-old’

Cinemablend

The Smashing Machine’s Director Sent The Rock An Excellent Gift To Let Him Know He Still Wanted To Make The Movie, And I’m Crushed The Star ‘Never Got It’

Inside the fight to get this film made.

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