Zac Efron
Zac Efron on “Jarring” Transformation for ‘The Iron Claw’: “I Did Not Look Anything Like Me”
Zac Efron undergoes quite the transformation in The Iron Claw, putting on pounds of muscle to become professional wrestler Kevin Von Erich; he also dons a shaggy wig for the role and often wears tiny wrestling shorts in the ring. “In the best way possible, I did not look anything like me. It was jarring […]
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‘The Iron Claw’ Review: Zac Efron and Jeremy Allen White in Sean Durkin’s Conventional but Affecting Wrestling Drama
Harris Dickinson, Maura Tierney, Holt McCallany and Lily James also star in the elegiac salute to the Von Erichs, a Texas sports dynasty walloped by a string of tragedies.
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Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White Plagued by Family Tragedy in Trailer for Wrestling Drama ‘The Iron Claw’
Zac Efron and Jeremy Allen White grapple with tragedy and triumph as two of the Von Erich brothers in the first look at A24’s wrestling drama The Iron Claw. The trailer, released on Wednesday, explores how the real-life Erich wrestling empire was built — and brought to the deadly brink — by Jack Adkisson Sr., known […]
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Malibu Triathlon Gets Green Light from Malibu City Council After Threat From Tidewater Goby
The Malibu Triathlon is on. The Malibu City Council voted to allow the triathlon to go ahead this weekend after the fate of the event was in question over permitting issues as a result of an altered course that was designed as a way to protect an endangered fish species that have taken residence in […]
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Malibu Triathlon Runs Into Fishy Situation: Tidewater Goby Force Organizers to Alter Course
The Malibu Triathlon — a high-profile event scheduled for Sept. 30-Oct. 1 that in years past has hosted the likes of Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Lopez, Zac Efron, Max Greenfield and Mark Feuerstein — is in danger of being scrapped before it starts. Organizers recently sent out an email blast to competitors alerting them to a change in […]
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Jeremy Allen White Describes “Gross” Diet to Gain Weight for A24 Wrestling Movie: “You Don’t Feel Great”
Somehow, food keeps becoming a focus amid Jeremy Allen White’s recent projects. The star of FX’s The Bear, returning next month for season two, spoke to Esquire in an interview published online Monday about his role as the late real-life wrestler Kerry Von Erich in the upcoming A24 feature The Iron Claw. The Sean Durkin-directed […]
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Jeffrey Ballard, Publicist for Charlie Sheen, Paula Abdul and Many Others, Dies at 64
Jeffrey Ballard, the veteran publicist who represented the likes of Charlie Sheen, Lori Loughlin, Johnny Depp, Paula Abdul and Matthew Perry, has died. He was 64. Ballard died Jan. 30 at UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center after a long battle with lymphoma, Brad Bessey, director of communications and talent relations of Project Angel Food, told […]
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‘The Greatest Beer Run Ever’ Review: Peter Farrelly’s Vietnam War Film Starring Zac Efron Is a Bloated Misfire
The filmmaker's follow-up to his Oscar-winning 'Green Book' tells a quirky true story and also stars Russell Crowe and Bill Murray.
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Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron, Joey King to Star in Untitled Netflix Romantic Comedy
Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron and Joey King are set to star in an untitled romantic comedy that Richard LaGravenese will direct for Netflix. LaGravenese — the screenwriter of such movies as The Fisher King, The Bridges of Madison County and Behind the Candelabra — is also writing the script, polishing the initial spec screenplay by […]
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Blumhouse Names Universal Exec Abhijay Prakash as President
Jason Blum’s Blumhouse banner has a successor to Charles Layton as president. Abhijay Prakash will follow Layton, an 8-year Blumhouse veteran, in overseeing the running of the production outfit. Prakash served as president of Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, and before that was separately COO of DreamWorks Animation and Focus Features. Layton will become vice-chairman and […]
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Box Office: ‘Doctor Strange 2’ Snags $61M as ‘Firestarter’ Flames Out
Marvel Studios and Disney’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, finished its second weekend with nearly $700 million in global ticket sales. Directed by Sam Raimi, the sequel grossed $61 million from 4,534 theaters for a 10-day domestic total of $291.9 million. The film dipped 67 percent from its $187 million […]
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Zac Efron in ‘Firestarter’: Film Review
The actor stars in this remake of the 1984 horror film based on Stephen King's book.
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