Dwayne Johnson jumped from creative cliff to play UFC's Mark Kerr

Dwayne Johnson is used to his movies making big bags, but he had to be OK setting that goal aside for "The Smashing Machine." ...
New York Post

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson took real punches to the face to keep ‘The Smashing Machine’ authentic

When it came to playing the brutal, battered and drug addled UFC fighter Mark Kerr in his new movie, “The Smashing Machine,” Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson agreed to a hard bargain. It was clear that there ...
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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson told Joe Rogan that a UFC legend talked him out of MMA early in his WWE career

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson swaps WWE for MMA in his latest movie, though he did consider this change at one stage in his career. MMA fans were shocked to see Johnson transform into former UFC fighter ...
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Dwayne Johnson says ‘The Smashing Machine’ wasn’t about money, it was about meaning

Just about everything Dwayne Johnson touches turns to box-office gold. Over the course of his blockbuster career, films starring “The Rock” have reportedly generated more than $14 billion in ticket ...
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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson admits he wasn’t acting in one ‘The Smashing Machine’ scene after telling fighter to hit him

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson knew that he needed to feel what his character actually went through to improve a scene. It’s clear from his reaction to finished movie that ‘The Smashing Machine’ was an ...
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Rock Bottom! Dwayne Johnson Suffers Embarrassing Box Office Flop With 'The Smashing Machine'... After Actor's Dramatic Transformation for Role Sparked Health Concerns

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson has been put in a hard place, after his new movie flopped at the box office, RadarOnline.com can report, becoming the lowest grossing opening of his career. Johnson packed on ...
The New York Times

What Dwayne ‘the Rock’ Johnson Knows About Pain

In “The Smashing Machine,” the actor gives a new kind of performance, one that required him to face his fears. Credit... Supported by By Sam Anderson Photographs by Jack Davison The first really ...