“The Iron Claw Stars Jeremy Allen White and Zac Efron Inquire About Wrestlers and Performance Enhancers”
Jeremy Allen White and Zac Efron consulted The Iron Claw production team on the intensity of their wrestling training.
“I asked. I remember for the wrestling stuff, I was like, ‘Do real wrestlers do something or are they just on their own?’” White, 32, quipped during a Thursday, December 21, interview on Barstool Sports’ KFC Radio, seemingly referring to performance-enhancing drugs. “And everyone was like, ‘They’re on their own,’ then I was like, ‘We’re on our own.’”
Zac Efron
Efron, 36, agreed with his co-star, noting that “you can’t help but have that moment” while training.
“‘Do I slip something in here?’” Efron jokingly chimed in. “We also really stayed on during matches too, [and] there was no layer of protection under [my briefs]. Like, if those come off, we got a real audience out there.”
The Iron Claw, released on December 22, stars Efron and White as wrestling champs Kevin Von Erich and Kerry Von Erich, respectively, following the real-life wrestling dynasty of the Von Erich family. While all three actors got in shape to portray professional athletes, White humorously acknowledged that “it wasn’t even a question” who was the strongest, playfully giving the nod to Efron.
Efron praised White’s transformation to portray Kerry, highlighting a scene where White performed challenging overhead push-ups. White accepted the praise but admitted he had “a lot of help” to get in shape.
