Zac Efron Recalls Filming Matches For The Iron Claw, Being Inspired By The Wrestler

Zac Efron is starring as Kevin Von Erich in The Iron Claw, and he recently discussed filming the matches for the movie and more. Efron spoke with Variety for a new interview ahead of the film’s December 22nd release, and you can see a couple of highlights below:

On how he was inspired by The Wrestler: “That film impacted me in a really specific way. I was watching it with my dad, and I remember looking at him in that moment, saying, ‘That’s what I want to do. That’s where my heart is.'”

On filming the matches for the movie: “These matches were anywhere from seven to 15 minutes long, and we wouldn’t break at all. We would complete them, start to finish.” And then they’d do it over again to get coverage. “I was talking to a couple of professionals,” Efron says. “And they were like, ‘Dude, we only do that a couple nights a week. We don’t have to do it multiple times in a row.’”