Christopher Nolan Hails Dwayne Johanson's The Smashing Machine Performance, Calls It 'Heartbreaking, Incredible'

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filmmaker Christopher Nolan has shared his best wishes for Dwayne Johnson while praising his performance in the recently released The Smashing Machine. Admiring his skills and screen presence, Nolan called it 'an incredible performance.'

Christopher Nolan praises Dwayne Johanson

Speaking on the Directors Guild of America’s The Director’s Cut podcast, Christopher Nolan has returned praises for The Smashing Machine fame Dwayne Johanson as he said, "I think it’s an incredible performance. I don’t think you’ll see a better performance this year or most other years,” while also calling the performance 'heartbreaking'. This came after Johnson talked about the “amazing” experience of watching Oppenheimer. ALSO READ: The Odyssey: Elliot Page On REUNITING With Christopher Nolan After 15 Years Of Inception - 'I Was Completely Jazzed' During the conversation, The Smashing Machine Director also mentioned about the potential project while starring in Oppenheimer when Nolan jokingly mentioned, "I heard a rumor that when you were supposed to be learning your lines on my set, you were actually canvassing people to be in your movie. I wasn’t aware of that at the time, but it seems to have worked out great for you."

Christopher Nolan to reunite with Elliot Page after 15 years

Christopher Nolan's upcoming release The Odyssey, slated for a July 2026 release just got another update! During the panel discussion at this year’s New York City Comic Con, Page expressed, "I was so excited to be thought of for (The Odyssey) and to be asked to come back to work with him. I loved working with him on ‘Inception’ and loved being a part of that movie. I was just completely jazzed and excited, and [I] basically went and met with Chris and talked about the part, then sat in a room and read the script. It was such a joy to come back.”"To come back now, as you can imagine, being more comfortable in yourself makes these sorts of projects more enjoyable. To get to have a Chris Nolan experience again now meant so much to me selfishly,” she further mentioned. The Odyssey is an adaptation of Homer's ancient Greek epic the Odyssey and the film stars Matt Damon as Odysseus in the titular role.