Zac Efron’s fans are used to seeing him transform for different roles. Still, his recent appearance in the film “Iron Claw” has renewed specific interest in his changed jawline.
The 36-year-old actor underwent quite the physical transformation for the A24 biopic “The Iron Claw,” in which he plays the famous pro-wrestler Kevin Von Erich.
Zac Efron’s ‘Iron Claw’ transformation
In addition to sporting a bowl cut and ’80s attire, including short shorts when he wrestles, Efron packed on the muscle for his new film.
“In the best way possible, I did not look anything like me. It was jarring at first, but we kind of put it together piece by piece,” the “High School Musical” star told The Hollywood Reporter at the movie’s Los Angeles premiere on Dec. 11.
“Individually, the wig by itself looks kind of ridiculous. By themselves, the clothes look pretty crazy. When you put them all together in the sets that our team built and get out there in the ring under those lights, it looks like the Von Erichs, man, and that’s was our goal. I think it added a lot to it.”
In fact, Efron put on so much muscle that his co-star Jeremy Allen White, who plays Von Erich’s brother Kerry, felt hopeless about his own physique.
“I had been training for months, lifting and doing this and doing that and eating more, and I showed up, and I saw him, and I’m like, ‘What is this even for? Why do I even try?'” White told Variety also at the premiere.
Why does Zac Efron look different?
Zac Efron looks different as he promotes his latest film, “The Iron Claw,” because of the transformation he underwent for the role, as well as an incident several years ago that injured his face.
For “The Iron Claw,” Efron bulked up his muscles considerably. But social media users are pointing out that the actor’s famous arms and abs aren’t the only things to have appeared to have gotten swole.
On platforms like TikTok, users have shared various…
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