The Iron Claw on OTT (Pic/IMDB)
Ready. Set. Fight! After a raging success at the box-office, Zac Efron and Jeremy Allen White starrer The Iron Claw is all set to make its OTT premiere in India. The biopic based on the Von Erich family, is going to stream exclusively on Lionsgate Play this June 14! A tale that put wrestling on the map, the film follows the rise and fall of Kevin and Kerry Von Erich as they sail through brotherhood and the emotional turbulence of their careers. A rollercoaster of loss, endurance and triumph, The Iron Claw directed by Sean Durkin, will rumble your streaming devices only on Lionsgate Play.
Talking about the Von Erich brothers, lead actor Zac Efron said, "They were just magnets for attention and the biggest rock stars in wrestling to ever come out of Texas. They had a very quick rise and they shined really bright. They were just dynamic athletes, all of them. And then awful things started to happen." Elaborating on their bond, he further added, "They had a bond that was unlike any other relationship in the world. Your bond with your brother is the most special thing you have. And they had a bounty of it in this family."
Opening up about the film, Director Sean Durkin said, "It's about the celebration of muscle and power, barreling through emotion, show no fear, show no pain, rise to the top, ends justify the means - it's about how all of those things run in this family. Those are very connected to historic male values in this country and in a lot of countries. And it is those values that crush these boys, too."
While promoting the movie, Zac Efron had shared, "It was the very first time that I had to enter the Sportatorium in Kevin's full costume, which was just, frankly, a Speedo, or trunks," Efron recalled. "Everybody was out there, there was this huge crowd and the lights were on. I just remember in that moment thinking, how the hell did I end up here? What is going on?" He added, "In that moment, I was frozen in time just going: This is it. This is the end. How did you get here? What choices have you made?" In response, writer-director Sean Durkin commented, "We just wanted to celebrate you guys' beautiful thighs."
