Zac Efron looks unrecognizable in ‘The Iron Claw’ interview: ‘What happened to his face?’

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EW’s cover shoot for his new film “The Iron Claw,” leaving fans shocked at his appearance.In the new A24 biopic, the 36-year-old actor plays the legendary Fritz Von Erich aka Jack Adkisson, a professional wrestler who rose to fame in the 1960s.To portray a member of the Von Erich wrestling family, Efron went to great lengths to get into shape for the role.“I started intermittent fasting just after I stopped being vegan,” Efron told Men’s Health. “My body wasn’t processing the vegetables in the right way.”“So, I decided to stop it and try something new,” he added. “Intermittent fasting has been really helpful with that.”But it wasn’t Efron’s newly sculpted rippling pectorals that had the internet talking.

When a clip in between takes from the EW cover shoot hit Instagram and X (the platform formerly known as Twitter), fans were stunned with one user asking, “What happened to his face?” “[He] looks like Prince Farquhar in Shrek,” said pickle1253, alluding to Efron’s prominent jawline.“Damn his face doesn’t even move now,” added robbyrob82. “‘Shrek’ live action?

Omg,” pedroouropretoconsultor quipped. “What happened to his face??” said luisb545.“Growth hormone has wrecked his jaw/lips,” declared nickridley17.

Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, and Harris Dickinson open up about #TheIronClaw, @A24's highly anticipated wrestling drama about the legendary Von Erich family.Read our cover story: https://t.co/vXXDaToP6M pic.twitter.com/Z28BhoKkk7“Omg Zach, what happened to You?!” asked clardina06.