If anyone has high praise for Dwayne Johnson's performance in The Smashing Machine , it's acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan .

On The Director's Cut, the Directors Guild of America's podcast (via Deadline), Nolan showered Benny Safdie with praise . The two have history. Safdie played Edward Teller in Nolan's 2023 movie Oppenheimer . He will also star in Nolan's next project, an adaptation of The Odyssey.

“I think it's an incredible performance,” Nolan said of Johnson's “heartbreaking” work in The Smashing Machine. “I don't think you'll see a better performance this year or most other years.”

The Smashing Machine is a biopic about MMA legend Mark Kerr. It follows Kerr's journey in MMA and times in promotions like Pride FC.

Johnson plays Kerr in the biopic. He also reunited wi

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