Zac Efron 'grateful' for playing Kevin Von Erich in 'The Iron Claw', says it is a 'true privilege to share his story'
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Zac Efron has nothing but gratitude for the opportunities he got in the year 2023.
‘The Greatest Showman’ star shared multiple photographs from the set of his latest movie ‘The Iron Claw’ on his social media page. Reflecting on the year that just passed, and the flick which is based on the real life story of Von Erich and his brothers, Zac said, "I am so grateful for so many things in 2023…”
Zac Efron reflects on landing 'The Iron Claw' opportunity
He continued in the caption, “Professionally, I recently had the honor of portraying Kevin Von Erich in 'The Iron Claw' and it is a true privilege to share his incredible story with all of you."
"Personally, I am thankful for friends, family and too many good times to count," Efron further said, adding "Happy New Year to all of you, cheers to an amazing 2024!"
Von Erich and the actor first met at the world premiere of 'The Iron Claw' in Dallas in November as the former commented on his Instagram post.
"You were the man for the job and I’ll always consider you a friend," the former pro wrestler, 66, wrote. "Happy new year buddy.”
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Zac Efron opened up on meeting Kevin Von Erich at Dallas premiere
Efron earlier opened up about his meeting with Von Erich at the premiere. "I got at least an hour and a half of just one-on-one time, and a lot of hugs," he said.
“And we had a really great conversation just hearing what came across to him in the film. It just meant the world, man. It was so cool, he was so proud of all of us. It was a huge honor for me," he added.
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In 2022, Von Erich shared that the filmmaker Sean Dunkin kept in touch with him before it went to the production stage, but he did not meet Efron before or during production, reports People.
"But as far as [Efron] is concerned, I just saw this picture and he looks really good and muscular," the former wrestler said of the Efron, adding he "must really be working out hard."
"I'll tell ya, for the picture that they showed me at first and the picture they showed me the other day he must really be working out hard because you're right, he does have a good body," Von Erich said in the interview.
