American actor Zac Efron started acting professionally in the 2000s and rose to fame as a teen idol in 2006 when he starred in the musical TV film High School Musical. Starring alongside Vanessa Hudgens, he reprised the role for two further movies. Efron has since starred in several other movies.

As of now, fans will get to see Zac Efron as Kevin Von Erich, a retired professional wrestler, in the upcoming biographical movie The Iron Claw. A new look of the movie has been released and Efron’s physique has got everyone talking.

Actor Zac Efron
Zac Efron

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Zac Efron’s New Look as Kevin Von Erich is Out

The Iron Claw, set to be released just days before Christmas on December 22, 2023, is a biographical sports drama that chronicles the rise and fall of the Von Erich dynasty of professional wrestlers from Texas. They enjoyed enormous success in the 1980s, but a string of agonizing events, infamously known as the ‘Von Erich curse’ followed which left the family in shambles.

Zac Efron in the new look of The Iron Claw
Zac Efron in the new look of The Iron Claw

While the movie sees Zac Efron in the role of Kevin Von Erich, the roles of the former wrestler’s younger brothers Kerry Von Erich and David Von Erich have been played by The Bear star Jeremy Allen White and Beach Rats star Harris Dickinson, respectively.

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The movie’s trailer has long been released so fans have an inkling of what awaits them in the cinemas. Even so, Zac Efron’s ripped body in a recently released new look of the movie has left fans reeling as some of them made rather wild comments about it.

This is not the first time Zac Efron has jacked up as he did it before for his role in the action comedy Baywatch. However, his look for The Iron Claw might be a little too much to digest for the audience who are not used to seeing him like this.

Kevin Von Erich’s Review of The Iron Claw

Zac Efron in The Iron Claw
Zac Efron in The Iron Claw

Zac Efron proved his dedication to the character by doing his best to look like Kevin Von Erich so that he could do the character justice. Portraying a real-life person is a pressure in itself, one can only imagine the pressure of playing the role of a retired wrestler who will be watching the movie himself.

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Efron’s hard work seems to have paid off as Kevin Von Erich gave him a positive review of the movie (via Variety). Speaking of their interaction, The Greatest Showman star said:

“And he told me that he did enjoy the movie. I can’t really put into words how that feels. It’s far and away the most important review to me on so many levels. It meant the world, and everything just came full circle.”

Every single person who worked on the film evidently gave their best to do justice to the family’s legacy. Hopefully, the fans will like it as much as Kevin Von Erich did.

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