A24’s trailer for the wrestling drama The Iron Claw opens with Zac Efron as Kevin Von Erich describing his family. “Ever since I was a child, people said my family was cursed. Mom tried to protect us with God. Pop tried to protect us with wrestling. He said if we were the toughest, strongest, nothing would ever hurt us. I believed it. We all did,” explains Efron as Kevin.
The Iron Claw lays out the true story of the Von Erich brothers, siblings who found success in the wrestling ring. In addition to a buffed-up Zac Efron, the cast includes Jeremy Allen White as Kerry Von Erich, Harris Dickinson as David Von Erich, Stanley Simons as Mike Von Erich, Maura Tierney as Doris, Holt McCallany as Fritz Von Erich, and Lily James as Pam.
Sean Durkin (Dead Ringers, The Nest) wrote the screenplay and directs.
The Iron Claw opens in theaters on December 22, 2023.
“The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s,” states A24’s synopsis. “Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of their domineering father and coach, the brothers seek larger-than-life immortality on the biggest stage in sports.”
