Zac Efron was undoubtedly everyone’s crush in the golden era of the 2000s; However, 17 years have passed since then, and now, at 35 years old, the actor returns to the big screen to impress us with his physical transformation for his new film. The Iron Claw is the biopic with which Efron will take us into the life of the Von Erichs, one of the most important families in American wrestling.
In addition to the fact that the movie is headed to be one of the best of 2023, as it will be a film full of drama, another thing that undoubtedly caught my attention was the impressive physical change that Efron had to undergo for the lead role. Well, not only did he have to show off long, blonde hair, but he also had to gain the muscles of a heavyweight champion, just like the fighter Kevin Von Erich did in real life. Zac revealed to Variety that to achieve the character’s desired appearance he had to gain 40 pounds.
Zac Efron enters the ring in ‘The Iron Claw’
The Iron Claw will be a film that will tell us about the life of the Von Erich dynasty, comprised of five brothers who dedicated themselves to professional wrestling. The cast of the film is made up of Zac Efron, in the lead role; Harris Dickinson, Stanley Simons, and Jeremy Allen White. The film directed by Sean Durkin and produced by A24 takes us into the history of the family’s wrestling and the mysterious Von Erich curse, which ended the lives of four of its members.
When will ‘The Iron Claw’ be released?
The Iron Claw, Zac Efron’s new film, is very close to hitting movie theaters since according to what was revealed by A24 this could happen before the end of the year. The ‘official’ release date in the United States will be December 22, the only bad news is that a release date in Mexico has not been confirmed.
This story was written in Spanish by Mariana Martell in Cultura Colectiva
