Zac Efron admits his early dance experience in movies like 'High School Musical' helped him prepare for his role as a wrestler in 'The Iron Claw'.
Zac Efron's dance experience helped him prepare for his role as a wrestler in 'The Iron Claw'.
The 36-year-old actor shot to fame when he played Troy Bolton in the Disney Channel hit 'High School Musical' before starring as Link Larkin in the film adaptation of Broadway musical 'Hairspray' and admitted that his experience turned out to be of use when he was learning to wrestle for his part as Kevin Von Erich in the new biopic.
He told HeyUGuys: "Dancing helped, for sure. There was no way to get into wrestling other than just to start. All the guys, we committed from the very first day, from the very first lesson. We showed up, we dropped our egos at the door and just started to listen. We had a great coach and yeah, it was hard. Wrestling is no joke, I have a ton of respect for it and it is one of the most fun things that I have been able to learn to aplly to a film. It pulls on every creative and physical part of your being. It's really fun!"
The '17 Again' star was then asked about the concept of "extreme misguided masculinity" within the story and explained that it was a really "interesting example" of how attitudes towards male mental health have changed since the 1980s when the film is set.
He said: "It's also fascinating because there's not really language at this point, it's now it sneaks up on you in the case of the Von Erichs. It's such a brilliant example of how it kind of works its way into successful careers and strong families and things like that. It really is a fascinating look at it."
On the same day that Glastonbury welcomed back Margate's adopted sons, The Libertines, Margate itself put on it's very own Leisure Festival as it...
Oasis fans hoping to get tickets for the band's reunion shows are being asked a trivia question to secure access to a pre-sale ballot.
Sheffield's very own all girl group Pretty Fierce are still on a high after the recent release of their debut single - 'Ready For Me'.
Three nights before the end of his current tour Will Varley returned to his home town of Deal to delight a sold out crowd in The Astor Theatre.
With only a few days to go before Portsmouth based songstress and producer WYSE releases her new single, 'Belladonna', we caught up with her to find...
Colorado raised, Glasgow educated and Manchester based Bay Bryan is nothing if not a multi-talented, multi-faceted artist performing as both...
Former Marigolds band member Keelan Cunningham has rediscovered his love of music with his new solo project Keelan X.
Wiltshire singer-songwriter Luke De Sciscio, formally known as Folk Boy, is set to release is latest album - 'The Banquet' via AntiFragile Music on...
A hilariously outrageous story based on real events, this film recounts the making of the...
Tommu Wiseau is an ever secretive and Louisiana-born filmmaker who directed, wrote and starred in...
When P. T. Barnum (Hugh Jackman) loses his business when the company goes bankrupt, he's...
Clearly, it's a risky proposition adapting a cheesy vintage TV series for the big screen:...
There is no better lifeguard team out there than that of Los Angeles' Baywatch. However,...
The Baywatch lifeguard team might be the best known on the planet, but in this...
Mitch Buchanan is facing a problem with his Baywatch lifeguard brand. The council are making...
Watching this gross-out comedy, it's clear that the gifted cast and crew had a great...
While it's amusing and sometimes very funny, there's an air of desperation about this sequel...
Mike and Dave are two brothers who can't help but compete with one another. They're...