Zac Efron turned heads when he showed up to The Iron Claw press events wearing sunglasses indoors — and the reason was refreshingly ordinary: he was dealing with an eye infection. Between interviews, he opened up about something else: how much he enjoyed supporting his younger co-stars through the film’s grueling shoot.
I caught up with Zac Efron while he was doing press for The Iron Claw. Though he looked a little under the weather, sporting sunglasses for an “eye infection”, Zac was in good spirits.
He gushed about the experience of working with his young co-stars on the film, which focuses on 1980s wrestling. “Those guys are so talented. I could tell they were a little intimidated about playing professional wrestlers though.”
Zac shared that from day one on set, he felt called to encourage and cheerlead for Jeremy, Harris, and Stanley. “We were all pretty vulnerable being out there in front of audiences in just our underwear!” he laughed.
Efron’s press run showed both sides of the star: candid about an eye infection, generous about the young cast he mentored through one of the most physically demanding shoots of their careers.
The film has since been released to strong reviews — and Efron’s willingness to cheerlead his co-stars says plenty about the bond the cast built. Content reviewed and updated in October 2026.
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