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Peter Farrelly's new comedy focuses on a washed-up stripper who gets the role of a lifetime Twenty-five years ago, three friends — played by Zac Efron, Andrew Santino, and Jermaine Fowler — invented an imaginary friend with the unbelievable name Ricky Stanicky to “visit” whenever they wanted to hang out. Now as grownups, that lie has caught up with them since their family members are demanding to meet the man who was their alibi on a trip to Atlantic City. So what do they do? In Peter Farrelly’s new…

Zac Efron has taken on what is possibly his most complex and demanding role yet. The actor plays Kevin Von Erich a wrestler with a complicated and tragic family dynamic in his latest film, The Iron Claw. The film explores themes involving masculinity and the nuances involved when men try to achieve it at no end. In addition, the part required Efron to bulk up, and the results were beyond impressive, as the film shows the Firestarter actor in insane physical shape. Efron pushed his body in ways that many may not believe…

Actor Zac Efron has had a long and successful career as a film star, but he became a household name starring as Troy Bolton in High School Musical (which is available with a Disney+ subscription). He'd go on to reprise that role in two sequels, although the 2006 original will always have a special place in the hearts of his longtime fans. Efron is surprisingly humble talking about his HSM days and filming "Get'cha Head in the Game", describing it as "just magical." Let's break it all down.Zac Efron belted out tunes like…

Zac Efron had a pretty huge year in 2022, with a trio of film releases (Gold, Firestarter and The Greatest Beer Run Ever) and the second season of Netflix’s Down to Earth, among other accomplishments. It’s also the year he began his wildly impressive bulking-up process to play Kevin Von Erich in the pro wrestling biopic The Iron Claw, which was released to widespread acclaim just prior to Christmas 2023. Now, the actor has bid farewell to 2023 as a whole by spotlighting just how incredible he and co-stars Jeremy Allen…

One of CinemaBlend's picks for the best movies of 2023, writer/director Sean Durkin’s The Iron Claw is an absolutely devastating tale. A portrait of the Von Erich wrestling dynasty’s rise and fall, the picture’s striking ensemble is anchored by actor Zac Efron and his role as Kevin Von Erich. The High School Musical vet’s team player attitude wasn’t only reflected in his performance, as co-star Harris Dickinson explained how Efron started a group chat with his cast mates.The results were just as wholesome as you’d…

Zac Efron didn’t realize how much he needed a hug. He’d transformed himself into a mass of muscle and repressed emotion to play professional wrestler Kevin Von Erich in the new film The Iron Claw. It was a taxing role and unlike anything he’d done before, both physically and psychologically. He often found himself with real bruises from recreating fights in the ring. Downtime between shots, too, was usually spent lifting. Also read: Zac Efron says he would be ‘honoured’ to play Matthew Perry in future biopic Zac…

The upcoming A24 movie The Iron Claw may not have Lily James showing off her wrestling moves, but she still had to be around Zac Efron and the rest of the cast as they wore their ‘80s wrestling garb. It's a tough job, but someone has to do it. If you look at Efron’s insane body and hair in the film’s trailer, you can either swoon at what you see, chuckle or maybe both. The British actress shared what her funny reaction was to seeing all of her male co-stars wearing tight spandex on set.Lily James’ character, Pam…

Zac Efron getting physically ripped for roles is nothing new. As part of the cast of 2017’s Baywatch, this required him to get a lifeguard body worthy of swooning fans. The High School Musical star also got a newly swole physique for his new wrestling movie The Iron Claw which earned praise from the WWE Hall of Famer he’s portraying in the movie- Kevin Von Erich. While it’s not the 36-year-old’s first rodeo getting in shape for roles, the body prep experiences he had with Baywatch versus The Iron Claw are two completely…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeZac Efron has said that he’s thought a lot about Matthew Perry every day since his untimely death in October at age 54. The two starred together in the 2009 comedy 17 Again about a failing father, Mike O’Donnell (Perry), who miraculously transforms into his teenage self (portrayed by Efron). In a new interview with Variety for his December cover story, the High School Musical actor,…

The pro wrestling biopic The Iron Claw is shaping up to be the feel-bad hit of the holiday season, which is said with the most positive spin possible, seeing as how it’s already entered the ring praised by critics. (Read CinemaBlend’s Iron Claw review here!) And thankfully to its stars and director Sean Durkin, the film was also given a stamp of approval by the legendary athlete Kevin Von Erich, the sole surviving member from his generation, who also gave star Zac Efron props for his portrayal. For the film’s premiere in…