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Discover the Zootopia 2 Trailer and Dwayne Johnson’s Surprise Role

The latest Zootopia 2 trailer drops online and it instantly sparks excitement. Disney releases the clip to show a bustling ...
Comic Book Movie

THE NEW MUTANTS Director On "Traumatic" Experience: "We Didn't Get To Make The Movie We Wanted"

The New Mutants director Josh Boone has explained why developing and filming his 2020 X-Men spin-off was such a "traumatic" ...
TheWrap

Dwayne Johnson and Benny Safdie’s ‘Lizard Music’ Set at Amazon MGM’s United Artists

Dwayne Johnson and Benny Safdie at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival (Credit: Getty Images) Fresh off “The Smashing Machine,” Dwayne Johnson and Benny Safdie’s next project “Lizard Music” ...
Deadline.com

United Artists Lands ‘Lizard Music’ Package Reuniting ‘Smashing Machine’s Dwayne Johnson And Benny Safdie

Dwayne Johnson and Benny Safdie attend the Los Angeles premiere of A24's 'The Smashing Machine' on Sept. 29, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Following a competitive ...
USA Today

Dwayne Johnson reacts to 'The Smashing Machine' flopping at the box office

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson addressed the underwhelming opening weekend box office numbers for his new film, "The Smashing Machine." After the Oct. 3 nationwide theatrical release of the R-rated sports ...
Complex

Kurt Angle Praises Dwayne Johnson's 'The Smashing Machine' Performance: 'Movie Deserves an Oscar'

Kurt Angle has seen Benny Safdie’s The Smashing Machine, led by a remarkable performance from Dwayne Johnson as UFC champ Mark Kerr, telling fans he believes the A24-backed film “deserves an Oscar.” ...
Comic Book Movie

BLACK ADAM Star Dwayne Johnson Responds After THE SMASHING MACHINE Debuts To Career-Low $5.9 Million

The Smashing Machine hit theaters this weekend, but it was far from the smash hit A24 and star Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson were hoping for. After taking in just $5.9 million from 3,345 theaters in North ...
New York Post

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson reacts to ‘Smashing Machine’ flopping at the box office

Dwayne Johnson isn’t looking to throw punches. The actor, 53, starred as real-life MMA fighter Mark Kerr in the sports drama “Smashing Machine.” The project, directed by Benny Safdie, follows Mark ...
TheWrap

Dwayne Johnson’s Dramatic Weight Loss: Why The Rock Is Trading Muscle for Movie Credibility | Analysis

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in "Black Adam" (DC Studios/Getty Images/Christopher Smith for TheWrap) Dwayne Johnson’s stage name, The Rock, was first crafted in the gladiatorial arenas of the World ...
GamesRadar+

Dwayne Johnson addresses The Smashing Machine debuting to a career-worst $5.9 million over its opening weekend: "In our storytelling world, you can't control box office results"

Drama Movies Dwayne Johnson opens up over frustrations on being "pigeon-holed" as a blockbuster star: "This is what Hollywood wants you to be" Drama Movies Christopher Nolan calls The Rock's new movie ...
Variety

Dwayne Johnson Speaks Out After ‘Smashing Machine’ Becomes His Worst Opening Ever: ‘You Can’t Control Box Office Results’

Dwayne Johnson experienced the worst box office opening of his career with “The Smashing Machine,” the A24 drama that debuted to a rough $5.9 million domestically. But the actor is taking the bad news ...
syracuse.com

New movie about Syracuse University alumnus breaks a box office record, but not a good one

A new movie about a Syracuse University alumnus just broke a box office record — but not one the filmmakers likely wanted. “The Smashing Machine,” a biopic starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as former ...