Los Angeles, Oct. 15 -- Ace filmmaker Christopher Nolan is all praise for Dwayne Johnson's latest Oscar campaign, 'The Smashing Machine'.

Nolan, during his recent appearance on a podcast alongside the 'Smashing Machine' director Benny Safdie, showered the film with a lot of praise, while also hailing Johnson's performance as MMA fighter Mark Kerr.

Describing it as "heartbreaking", Nolan said, "I think it's an incredible performance. I don't think you'll see a better performance this year or most other years," as quoted by Variety.

Nolan and Safdie previously collaborated in 'Oppenheimer', which also featured 'The Smashing Machine' star Emily Blunt in an Oscar-nominated role.

In a light-hearted comment, Nolan added, "I heard a rumour t...