Von Erich Biopic Being Made

[JoDaNa1281]

411mania.com/wrestling/mjf-lands-major-role-in-a24s-the-iron-claw/

AEW star MJF has been cast as The Von Erich's "cousin", Lance Von Erich!

[chrom]

Aaron Dean Eisenberg will be playing Ric Flair in it.

[chrom]

Ryan Nemeth plays Gino Hernandez

[TOK Hehe'd Around & Found Out]

Mar 4, 2023 19:13:18 GMT -5 chrom said:

Ryan Nemeth plays Gino Hernandez

Wait, seriously? That's amazing for Nemeth, Hollywood Hunk is actually going Hollywood

[tirtefaa]

Nov 8, 2022 0:28:58 GMT -5 JoDaNa1281 said:

Oct 26, 2022 18:12:15 GMT -5 thegatewaydrug said:

Definitely not Kevin, he's wearing shoes (with two feet!).

I think you might've confused Kevin with Kerry, with that 2 feet comment.

Never thought about this before, but imagine if Kerry was known for wrestling barefoot? That would have made it even more obvious something was up when he returned.

[agent817]

NOTE: I am aware that anything regarding films should be discussed in the Off-Topic thread, but because this film documents one of wrestling's greatest families, I think it should be appropriate to be discussed here.

variety.com/2023/film/news/a24-iron-claw-release-date-zac-efron-jeremy-allan-white-1235680837/

A24 will release “The Iron Claw,” a sports drama starring Zac Efron and Jeremy Allen White, in theaters around Christmas.

The film will debut nationwide on Dec. 22, sharing a release date with a very different kind of family film, Universal and Illumination’s animated comedy “Migration.” Jason Momoa’s superhero sequel “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” (Dec. 20) is expected to hit the big screen a few days prior, while the glitzy musical adaptation of “The Color Purple” (Dec. 25) is slated to arrive a little later.

Despite its prime awards season release, “The Iron Claw” is currently in post-production and isn’t expected to make the rounds at film festivals.

Sean Durkin (“Martha Marcy May Marlene”) wrote and directed “The Iron Claw,” which tells the tragic, true story of the Von Erich family, a dynasty of professional wrestlers who made history in the intensely competitive sport in the early 1980s. The brothers had to battle inside the ring, but outside they were plagued with a series of tragedies that became known as the “Von Erich curse.”


In the film, Efron plays Kevin Von Erich and White portrays Kerry Von Erich, alongside Harris Dickinson as David Von Erich, Holt McCallany as Fritz Von Erich, Maura Tierney as the family’s matriarch Doris and Lily James as Kevin’s wife Pam.

A24 also released a new still from “The Iron Claw” (below) which features a tender moment from the beefed-up brothers. Their muscular look has been a source of intrigue on the internet. Earlier this year, a picture of Efron in the boxing ring had gone viral due to his jacked body. Meanwhile White, of “The Bear” fame, says he gained 40 pounds of muscle for the role.

A24 financed and produced the film with House Productions. It is co-financed by Access Entertainment and BBC Film.

Producers are Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Angus Lamont from House Productions, Durkin and A24. Executive producers are Derrin Schlesinger and Harrison Huffman from House Productions, Len Blavatnik and Danny Cohen from Access Entertainment and Eva Yates from BBC Film.

I am intrigued that a movie about the Von Erich family is coming out. While the story itself is tragic itself, I wonder how it could work as a film. I remember feeling emotional when I watched the "Dark Side of the Ring" episode on them. I wonder if this film will do their story justice.

[Cranjis McBasketball]

I have nothing to add other than, I don't think this required a bolded note. We may not always agree with mods as individuals or as a collective, but I don't think you'll meet resistance on the placement of this thread.

So, here's my two cents. The Von Erichs have to be high among the goofiest looking f***s alive, not sure how they got considered sex symbols. Only Kerry is one I could see anyone on Earth finding attractive, but then again, no accounting for taste.

[Ultimo Gallos]

Looking forward to this. Bunch of the LA/MS indie wrestlers tried out to be extras in this. Had a promoter telling me "Gallos go be gary hart. Got the shaved head and those evil eyebrows." And thought about it. But to be gary would have to cut my goatee way down and that aint happening.

There is one TX based indie wrestler we heard got cast in this. And on look alone I am wondering if he is gonna be Bam Bam Bigelow in the movie.

[ayumidah]

It being around Christmas means I may do another double feature at the theaters unless they move Aquaman 2. Could be interesting.

[JoDaNa1281]

It's been announced that the film will be released on December 22, 2023!

[madness50]

The feel good movie of the holiday season. Jeez.

[…Yeah!]

I had a double take when I realized Zac is Kerry and Jeremy is Kevin, when they look like the total opposite wrestler. I’m half-jokingly wondering if the casting director got the the actor’s mixed up and production just ran with it lol.

[buckethead]

I'll be going opening night. This film is decades overdue.

Please God...let it do justice to the story.

[Legion]

So, will this lead to the Von Erich current gen tag team, Marshall and Ross, getting picked up by WWE or AEW?

Marshall tweeted their MLW contract expired in June.

[salz4life]

Aug 14, 2023 13:14:43 GMT -5 Legion said:

So, will this lead to the Von Erich current gen tag team, Marshall and Ross, getting picked up by WWE or AEW?

Marshall tweeted their MLW contract expired in June.

Are they good performers? I know they were in MLW but I've never actually seen them.

[ThatDudeThatExsists]

Aug 14, 2023 13:58:59 GMT -5 salz4life said:

Aug 14, 2023 13:14:43 GMT -5 Legion said:

So, will this lead to the Von Erich current gen tag team, Marshall and Ross, getting picked up by WWE or AEW?

Marshall tweeted their MLW contract expired in June.

Are they good performers? I know they were in MLW but I've never actually seen them.

The small bit of them that I've seen, they're not terrible. A stint in NXT could be wonderful.

[Legion]

Aug 14, 2023 13:58:59 GMT -5 salz4life said:

Aug 14, 2023 13:14:43 GMT -5 Legion said:

So, will this lead to the Von Erich current gen tag team, Marshall and Ross, getting picked up by WWE or AEW?

Marshall tweeted their MLW contract expired in June.

Are they good performers? I know they were in MLW but I've never actually seen them.

Never see them, but given the name stil has some value and is about to have more, I'd be surprised if someone doesnt pick them up.

[chrom]

I don't know if they still wrestle, their last match was over a year ago.

[Citizen Snips Has Left]

Jeremy Allen White was filming that Christmas dinner episode of The Bear thinking “This is too wholesome. I need to do something with an even MORE dysfunctional family….”

[Mayonnaise]

Aug 14, 2023 15:32:04 GMT -5 chrom said:

I don't know if they still wrestle, their last match was over a year ago.

They've been moving from Hawaii to a ranch somewhere around Dallas and I think they've been working on the movie but I'm not positive on the last part.