Zac Efron Would Be ‘Honored’ to Play Matthew Perry in a Biopic After Hearing Late Actor Wanted to Cast Him: ‘He Was a Mentor to Me’

Michael J. Fox is one of the latest stars to react to the tragic death of Matthew Perry.

Lisa Kudrow has paid tribute to her friend and co-star Matthew Perry following the tragic death of the late actor.

who died on Oct. 28 at the age of 54.The “Morning Show” star wrote on Instagram Wednesday in a lengthy and emotional tribute: “Oh boy this one has cut deep… Having to say goodbye to our Matty has been an insane wave of emotions that I’ve never experienced before.”She continued: “We all experience loss at some point in our lives. Loss of life or loss of love.

Matt LeBlanc has paid a heartbreaking tribute to his late Friends co-star Matthew Perry as he said that some of his "favourite times" were spent with the actor. Best known for playing Chandler Bing in the sitcom, Perry died aged 54 on October 28.

soarin’, flyin’.Former Disney star Zac Efron revealed in a new interview that his “The Iron Claw” co-star poked fun at him by belting out a “High School Musical” song on set. “I sung [some of ‘Breaking Free’] to Zac when I was playing my music scene. That was definitely a life experience that I’ll never forget,” Stanley Simons told People during a live Q&A event.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Jacob Elordi revealed in a new interview with GQ magazine that he turned down a request to audition for Superman. While the actor did not name the specific superhero movie project, it’s likely he was referring to James Gunn’s 2025 tentpole “Superman: Legacy” as the film went through casting in the spring and summer months. David Corenswet was announced in June as Gunn’s Superman, with Rachel Brosnahan cast as Lois Lane.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Could A24 wrestle another Oscar contender into the mix while already having two strong candidates with “Past Lives” and “The Zone of Interest”? At the beginning of “The Iron Claw,” the narrator says the Von Erich family is cursed. Towards the latter half of the film, when the supposed curse has reared its ugly head, a man sitting directly in front of me with a woman begins to weep physically and audibly intensely. The woman grabbed his head to comfort him, but it was proving too much for the gentleman, who grabbed his crutches and walked out of the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.

Entertainment Weekly’s cover shoot for “The Iron Claw,” his new film, out on Dec. 22.Celebrity facial plastic surgeon Dr. Sam Rizk believes Efron — who has said his altered appearance is due to the after-effects of breaking his jaw in 2013 — may have gotten other work done.“He probably took the opportunity, in addition to correcting it, to do something better,” he said.

Zac Efron‘s Iron Claw costar Stanley Simons is opening up about some funny moments on set.

be any more sad?One year before Matthew Perry’s death, the actor opened up about saying goodbye to “Friends” after 10 years — and how Jennifer Aniston was the one to initially bring up the idea.“The truth was, we were all ready for ‘Friends’ to be done. For a start, Jennifer Aniston had decided that she didn’t want to do the show anymore, and as we all made decisions as a group, that meant we all had to stop,” the late star explained in his 2022 memoir, “Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing.”“Jennifer wanted to do movies; I had been doing movies all that time and had ‘The Whole Ten Yards’ about to come out, which was sure to be a hit,” he added.

Zac Efron is mourning the death of his friend, Matthew Perry. While attending the premiere of his new film “The Iron Claw,” Efron addressed the loss of Perry and how he’d love to play him in a biopic if it ever where to be made. Jennifer Aniston is ‘struggling’ with Matthew Perry’s passingZac Efron shocks fans in interview, prompting questions regarding his changed faceEfron and Perry previously played the same character in the film “17 Again.” At the time, Perry said that if there were to make a movie about him, he’d love for Efron to play the role.

Friends star Matthew Perry wanted him to play him in a biopic.News that the actor had named Zac Efron as his first choice to depict him in a biopic arose last week (November 2), when one of his close acquaintances, Athenna Crosby, spoke with Entertainment Tonight.The interview took place after the Friends actor was found dead in his Los Angeles home on October 28. He was aged 54 and the death has been linked to an apparent drowning.“He said that he wanted to make a movie about his life,” Crosby said.

Extra on the red carpet of his latest film “Iron Claw.” “It would be extraordinary to do,” he said, adding that he was “still devastated by the fact that he is gone.”According to Athenna Crosby, who was spotted eating lunch with Perry, 54, a mere day before the actor’s death on Oct. 28, claimed the late actor was excited to ask the “High School Musical” alum to star. “He said that he wanted to make a movie about his life,” Crosby, 25, told Entertainment Weekly.

Zac Efron is responding to Matthew Perry naming him to star in a biopic about his life.

Zac Efron is back on the big screen. He stars in “The Iron Claw” alongside Jeremy Allen White and Harris Dickinson, and has been promoting the film over the past few weeks (SAG-AFTRA has allowed for performers to promote the independent film). A new interview has prompted concern from followers, who appear to be shocked by Efron’s appearance.

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.

Matthew Perry, who played Chandler Bing in the mega popular sitcom Friends, reportedly stopped a storyline where his character was to cheat on wife Monica Geller.The much-loved actor was found dead at his home in Los Angeles on 28 October at the age of 54.The cause of his death is still unknown, but it's reported that he drowned in his hot tub. A former co-star has now revealed an alternative storyline in Friends that never came to fruition. Lisa Cash, who appeared in the 1999 episode 'The One in Vegas' from season five, shared her experience as an extra and revealed that her role was initially supposed to be different.

Matthew Perry’s parents, mom Suzanne Perry and stepdad Keith Morrison, were spotted taking a walk with their dog on Friday.The couple were photographed close to their home nearly a week after the “Friends” star died of an apparent drowning on Saturday.Amid the outing, they spent time with some of their children and stopped into a local cafe.“We are heartbroken by the tragic loss of our beloved son and brother,” Perry’s family said in a statement to People on Sunday. “Matthew brought so much joy to the world, both as an actor and a friend.

Matthew Perry’s tragic death has rocked Hollywood. The actor was said to be living his best life before his passing, and was even reportedly working on a biopic based off of his memoir. Perry, who was best known for playing the role of Chandler Bing on “Friends,” allegedly had an actor picked out to portray him in the film as well.Matthew Perry fans were stunned when they heard the news of his death in late October.

Friends star’s plans for the future in an interview with Entertainment Tonight.“He said that he wanted to make a movie about his life,” Crosby said. “And he had worked with Zac Efron in the past on a movie, and he said that he wanted Zac Efron to play him as a younger version [of himself] and that he was gonna ask him soon to do that.“He was just looking forward to sharing more about his story and his recovery from addiction, and really championing that cause to help more people, so he was so optimistic and happy about everything that he wanted to do.”Perry and Efron previously starred together in 2009 comedy film 17 Again, where they played older and younger versions of the same character respectively.Crosby was pictured having lunch with Perry at Hotel Bel-Air on Friday October 27, a day before the actor was found dead aged 54 in his Los Angeles home.