Prosthetic makeup designer Kazu Hiro details his process, right down to learning the actors’ sweat patterns and using seven ...

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson isn’t the only one bringing an MMA legend’s story to the big screen. Johnson is taking on the role of Mark Kerr in a biopic that covers the UFC icon’s life and career. ‘The ...

The biographical sports drama, which hit theaters Oct. 3, also stars Ryan Bader, Oleksandr Usyk and Satoshi Ishii The movie tells the story of UFC legend Mark Kerr and his life both in and out of the ...

The team behind 'The Smashing Machine' wanted to make every slam, punch and knee to the head reverberate all the way to the ...

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 ...

"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 ...

Writer/director Benny Safdie‘s "The Smashing Machine" is a true story that exalts its subject - mixed martial arts pioneer Mark Kerr (played by Dwayne Johnson) - without shying away from the dark ...

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson completely transformed into fighter Mark Kerr for the biographical sports drama The Smashing Machine. Johnson committed to the role so much, he sat in the makeup chair for ...

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 ...