Zac Efron teamed up with Jeremy Allen White, Stanley Simons, and Harris Dickinson to play the Von Erich Brothers in A24’s The Iron Claw. Despite the “Von Erich curse” leading to a series of family tragedies, these brothers made history in the world of professional wrestling during the ‘70s and ‘80s. As the real-life Von Erich family consisted of five brothers who wrestled, the biopic’s director Sean Durkin explains why one of the brothers was left out of the movie.
If you know the real story of the Von Erich wrestling dynasty, there were five brothers who entered the ring Kevin, Kerry, Mike, David, and Chris. If you were confused about only seeing four brothers in The Iron Claw’s insane trailer, it’s because brother Chris Von Erich is not included in the movie. Sean Durkin spoke to the Los Angeles Times about why Chris was excluded:
