Zac Efron

As Zac Efron bulks up for upcoming wrestling biopic, the Hall of Famer he's portraying has spoken out about the actor's physique.

Nick is a Cajun Country native, and is often asked why he doesn't sound like that's the case. While Kevin Von Erich has largely been absent from that world for years, save for occasional appearances and the family’s Hall of Fame induction, he shared some positive thoughts with So in that respect, Zac Efron does look like the Hollywood-ized version of the legend, and it makes me even more interested to see the film’s take on Kerry Von Erich, with [Peacock subscriptions](https://www.cinemablend.com/streaming-news/peacock-subscription-the-plans-the-price-and-whats-included) can check out past Von Erich matches. Perhaps it’s no surprise that the High School Musical vet has been busy doing some bulking up of his own, and his physique has even impressed the very WWE Hall of Famer he’s portraying in the film, Kevin Von Erich. There are probably few better compliments that Zac Efron could have earned from Von Erich, whose in-ring career spanned around 30 years, give or take a few regarding some later appearances.

The Iron Claw, the A24 film about the famous Von Erich wrestling family, made headlines recently when a photo of Zac Efron from the film set made its way ...

It's a lot of information and a lot of time (to cover), so they've got a lot of work ahead of them. [The Iron Claw, the A24 film about the famous Von Erich wrestling family,](https://comicbook.com/wwe/news/zac-efron-von-erich-movie-the-iron-claw/) made headlines recently when a photo of [Zac Efron](/category/zac-efron/) from the film set made its way online. Efron will portray Kevin Von Erich in the film and looked absolutely jacked, prompting responses from various surviving members of the Von Erich family.

Kevin Von Erich is giving "The Iron Claw" his seal of approval. The former professional wrestler is the subject of the upcoming film with Zac Efron set to ...

“I don’t think I ever looked that good, so I think they’re going to do great. “It’s gonna be a hard job, I think, it’s a lot of information and a lot of time and so they’ve got some tough work ahead of them, but I saw of a picture of the guy and he looked great,” he told the outlet. Speaking with

The wrestler, born Kevin Ross Adkisson, commended the High School Musical star stating that it's no easy task attaining that shape. He disclosed that he can ...

Zac Efron’s look being approved for the movie by Kevin Von Erich himself is a good sign. Although Zac Efron is portraying Kevin Von Erich in The Iron Claw, and the wrestler approves of his look, they haven’t spoken to each other about the movie. Announced in June 2022, The Iron Claw is based on a true story exploring the “rise and fall” of the Von Erich wrestling family. Kevin, the son of Fritz Von Erich, received several honors during his prime before making it to the WWE Hall of Fame. The actor will be portraying Von Erich in the biopic, and the wrestler is lauding his physical transformation for the role. Von Erich admitted that after seeing the 35-year-old actor’s look on the set of The Iron Claw, even his daughters approved of him portraying their father.

Kevin Von Erich has seen the photos of Zac Efron bulked up to play him in The Iron Claw, and he shared his thoughts on them.

It’ll be a lot of fun.” And my daughters told me that you know, he’s doing quite a few in the — I didn’t see him before, but he looked great though, so he must be working out hard. We do that sometimes, we have a lot of children here.

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“I don’t think I ever looked that good, so I think they’re going to do great. “It’s gonna be a hard job, I think, it’s a lot of information and a lot of time and so they’ve got some tough work ahead of them, but I saw of a picture of the guy and he looked great,” he told the outlet. Speaking with TMZ, Von Erich spoke ecstatically about Efron’s transformation, which was revealed in photos last week.

See Zac Efron look jacked and almost unrecognizable as he gets into character for his upcoming wrestling biopic.

[Lily James](https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/lily-james-wrestling-biopic.html) would be joining Zac Efron in the upcoming movie in an undisclosed role. The movie is being developed by House Productions in association with Access Entertainment and BBC Films. Five of six brothers in the Von Erich family met their demise under extremely peculiar circumstances between the ages of six and 33. He stated that he fell into a state of depression for quite some time after recovering from the brutal training for the 2017 feature, where he starred alongside [Dwayne Johnson](https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/?s=dwayne+johnson). The movie will center around the famous Von Erich wrestling family, and the image, which was posted to Ross and Marshall Von Erich’s Efron is a spitting image of Kevin, with his bulging arms, chiseled torso, and rock-hard pectoral muscles.