Watch: Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White star in wrestling drama 'The Iron Claw'

Annie Martin

October 11, 2023 at 10:50 a.m.·1 min read

Zac Efron plays Kevin Von Erich in "The Iron Claw." File Photo by Dennis Van Tine/UPI

Oct. 11 (UPI) -- A24 is giving a glimpse of the new film The Iron Claw.

The studio shared a trailer for the sports drama Wednesday featuring Zac Efron and Jeremy Allen White.

The Iron Claw is written and directed by Sean Durkin. The film explores the true story of the Von Erichs, a family of professional wrestlers whose tragedies outside of the ring became known as the "Von Erich curse."

The trailer shows brothers Kevin (Efron), Kerry (White), David (Harris Dickinson) and Mike Von Erich (Stanley Simons) create a wrestling dynasty in the 1960s at the behest of their father, former wrestler Fritz Von Erich (Holt McCallany).

The siblings find success in the ring but the trailer hints at their personal tragedies.

Jeremy Allen White attends the SAG Awards in February. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

Maura Tierney, Maxwell Jacob Friedman and Lily James also star.

Harris Dickinson attends the New York premiere of "Where the Crawdads Sing" in 2022. File Photo by Peter Foley/UPI

A24 previously shared a first-look photo for the film.

The Iron Claw opens in theaters Dec. 22.

Holt McCallany attends the New York premiere of "Nightmare Alley" in 2021. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

The film will be Efron's first since The Greatest Beer Run Ever, released in September 2022. White stars on the Hulu series The Bear.

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