Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The first time Kerr watched the film, Safdie showed him an unfinished cut, curious to see if he was on the right path. Kerr ...

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson underwent a remarkable transformation for his latest movie “The Smashing Machine,” a film inspired by the real-life of former MMA fighter Mark Kerr. During a Sept. 30 ...

The real-life UFC legend, director Benny Safdie, and stars Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt tell IndieWire how they earned each other's trust for the biopic. For Safdie, it involved the director telling ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Mark Kerr was a mixed martial arts newcomer in 1997, but already had the look of a superstar. After ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A24 ; Zuffa LLC via Getty Dwayne Johnson as Mark Kerr in 'The Smashing Machine' (2025) ; Mark Kerr after winning the heavyweight ...

Mark Kerr earned a reputation as a destructive force very early on in his career. In an upcoming A24 movie, written and directed by Benny Safdie, some significant chapters of the former UFC fighter’s ...

This article contains spoilers for The Smashing Machine. The Smashing Machine's most important critic is the man who inspired it all. And legendary mixed martial arts fighter Mark Kerr tells ...