Zac Efron Reacts to Matthew Perry Wanting Him for a Biopic (Exclusive)
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00:00 Congratulations on this film.
00:01 You are no stranger to transformations for your roles.
00:05 This one was pretty epic.
00:07 What did it entail when it comes to the workout and the diet?
00:11 You know what?
00:12 So this movie is a true story.
00:15 That man, Kevin Von Erich right there,
00:17 he really motivated me to get in shape for this movie.
00:19 The physicality that he brought to the ring every single day
00:22 was really unique.
00:23 It changed wrestling.
00:25 And I knew that was going to be the hardest, probably,
00:29 hard for me to master and get right.
00:31 So I put everything I had into it.
00:33 And he told me he was happy with it last night.
00:35 So I'm stoked.
00:36 What did that mean to you?
00:38 Oh, jeez.
00:39 I mean, I cried a little bit, to be completely honest.
00:41 He said he cried, too.
00:43 Yeah.
00:43 Oh, that's good.
00:45 All right, we're on the same page.
00:46 We had a good brawl.
00:48 It was good.
00:49 What was it like the first time that you saw yourself
00:51 in the mirror in full character from the weight transformation
00:55 to the bowl cut to wearing the minimal wrestling attire?
00:59 You saw the full picture.
01:03 It was shocking at every point of the transformation.
01:06 I remember Harris and I were walking out of hair and makeup.
01:09 And it was like the first time we had to wear the full kit.
01:12 And we were both thinking, what the hell are we doing here,
01:14 man?
01:15 How did we get into this?
01:16 But I think it ended up looking really good.
01:18 And we had a great crew helping us out with that.
01:21 The hair and makeup team was epic.
01:22 Harris said he took his home.
01:24 Did you take your attire home, too?
01:25 I don't--
01:26 Did you take stuff home?
01:26 I don't think--
01:27 I took the wig home.
01:28 I was going to ask you that.
01:29 Oh, man.
01:29 You said you took the wig home?
01:31 No.
01:31 Oh.
01:32 Who's your hair?
01:32 I don't know.
01:33 It was expensive.
01:34 We were on a limited budget.
01:35 So they needed it back.
01:36 Yeah.
01:37 Last question for you.
01:38 On a serious note, I just wanted to send my condolences
01:40 on the loss of your friend and former co-star Matthew Perry.
01:43 Apparently, he had said that he wanted you to play him
01:46 in a biopic about his life.
01:47 You know, I heard that.
01:48 And it's a huge honor.
01:50 Matthew is just the best guy in the world.
01:53 I had the best time of my life working with him.
01:55 And to think that he was thinking of me for that role--
01:59 I mean, I would be honored to do it, to be honest.
02:01 So yeah.
02:02 Thank you very much.
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