Dwayne Johnson recently told Vanity Fair that he spent “three to four hours” in the makeup chair each morning during the filming of “The Smashing Machine,” Benny Safdie’s sports drama that casts Johnson as two-time UFC heavyweight champion Mike Kerr. It’s a rare dramatic pivot for Johnson, who admitted he felt an unprecedented level of nerves when going into production.
“It was very real. I had not experienced that in a very, very, very long time, where I was really scared and thinking, ‘I don’t know if I can do this. Can I do this?’” Johnson said. “I realized that maybe these opportunities weren’t coming my way because I
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