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Zac Efron and Jeremy Allen White bulked up big time for their roles in The Iron Claw as seen in the trailer. Efron looks unreal in the film and pushed his body to the limit to play Kevin Von Erich, a wrestling legend. White did the same, completely transforming his body to play Heavyweight Champion, and Kevin's brother, Kerry Von Erich. However, even with these incredible commitments to obtaining a wrestler’s physique, the real Kevin recently said that the two actors could never actually be real pro wrestlers for one…

Zac Efron teamed up with Jeremy Allen White, Stanley Simons, and Harris Dickinson to play the Von Erich Brothers in A24’s The Iron Claw. Despite the “Von Erich curse” leading to a series of family tragedies, these brothers made history in the world of professional wrestling during the ‘70s and ‘80s. As the real-life Von Erich family consisted of five brothers who wrestled, the biopic’s director Sean Durkin explains why one of the brothers was left out of the movie.If you know the real story of the Von Erich wrestling…

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…

Death was never that far away for the legendary wrestling dynasty the Von Erich family. Starting with patriarch Fritz Von Erich, the family reached levels of success in wrestling that people only dream of. Unfortunately, those heights were marred by physical struggles, mental health problems and a string of tragic death. This is the very unfortunate story of the Von Erich family, the subject of the movie The Iron Claw. Since the 1950s, there’s been a Von Erich wrestling in one capacity or another. Even as of this…

Jeremy Allen White’s star keeps rising, and after starring in the FX hit show The Bear, he's become a household name. Now he is acting alongside Zac Efron in The Iron Claw, a biopic about the Von Erich wrestling family, which faced a number of tragedies during their 1980s dynasty. The family was consulted throughout the film, and according to White, this was incredibly meaningful as he took on a challenging performance.White appeared as a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and opened up about his rise to fame after The Bear…

With  set to , 2023 will be a big year for action RPGs. But there’s more to look forward to beyond this year. On Thursday, – an indie studio founded by Phil Shenk and Peter Hu, two former Blizzard North developers – announced the hiring of Diablo series co-creator Erich Schaefer. In an interview with , the studio said Schaefer will serve as lead creator director on a new action RPG. Details on the project are sparse, but what Moon Beast shared with Schaefer was reportedly enough to convince him to come out of retirement.…