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.
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