2022 was a busy one for Zac Efron. He started with starring in GoldAfter that, they were the leaders of the FirestarterRyan Kiera Armstrong will remake the film, then Russell Crowe will star in it. The Greatest Beer Run EverApple TV+ subscribers will be able to view the video. And while audiences won’t see him in anymore cinematic entertainment this year, Efron isn’t done working in these remaining months, as he’s currently working on The Iron Claw. While no official stills from the A24 production have been released yet, set photos have leaked showing Efron’s look in the upcoming movie, and it’s prompted fans to draw comparisons to Shrek’s Lord Farquaad.
The Iron ClawThe Von Erich Family, a multi-generational family of wrestlers that had a profound impact on professional wrestling but also faced many personal tragedies, is explored. Zac Efron plays Kevin Von Erich. The actor was complimented for his slim physique. As you’ll see in the photos that are circulating on Twitter, Efron is also rocking a hairstyle that looks like it was ripped straight from ShrekJohn Lithgow portrayed the role of Lord Farquaad as the villain. As @bloubiirdPut it this way:
Not zac Efron becoming Lord Farquaad’s brother
It’s been more than 20 years since Shrek was released, and it just goes to show how much staying power the animated movie still has that people are immediately thinking of Lord Farquaad when seeing Zac Efron’s hairstyle for The Iron Claw. Amusingly, @userbitsIt was even more fun to conjure up a Farquaad for a specific job and a time period.
Zac Efron appears to be Lord Farquaad, a ’80s-style fitness coach.
While many are understandably baffled by the hair choice, not everyone is against Zac Efron’s look for The Iron ClawAs shown by @manicpandaa’s post:
Zac Efron loves Lord Farquad.
Hey, in a world where Disney is regularly churning out live-action remakes of its classic animated movies, let’s take things a step further and give ShrekSame treatment. Anyone else in agreement? @daedaeonfireEfron would be a good Farquaad with live action.
didn’t know i needed live action shrek with zac efron as lord farquad but here we are
Hell, who says that this should be a straight adaptation? Shrek? As @isaac_mikhail99 suggested, maybe we could instead have Efron star in a movie covering Farquaad’s younger years, long before he met that green ogre.
Dreamworks has officially announced #Shrek’s prequel, which will focus on the backstory behind Lord Farquad and star @ZacEfron
Okay, before I fall further down the Shrek well, here’s a bonus. There are many Twitter users who agree with Farquaad’s comparisons. @BlindWandaHe-Man, a.k.a. ZacEfron’s appearance, was also noted by a. the superpowered alter-ego of Prince Adam, who will be played by Kyle Allen in Netflix’s Masters of the Universe reboot.
Zac Efron does not look like 1983’s He-Man
Return to The Iron ClawJeremy Allen White is Zac Efron’s Kerry Von Erich. Harris Dickinson plays David Von Erich. Maura Tierney portrays Doris Von Erich. Holt McCallany plays Fritz Von Erich. Kily James takes an undisclosed role. The Nest’s Sean Durkin is directing and wrote the script. It’s unclear when The Iron Claw will wrap principal photography, but it’s expected to come out sometime in 2023.
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