Zac Efron says it would be “a huge honor” to portray the late Matthew Perry.
“Entertainment Tonight”Efron was asked about the comment while at “The Iron Claw” premiere on Nov. 8, and said he would be up for the role. “Matthew is, you know, the best guy in the world. I had the best time of my life working with him.”“To think that he was thinking of me for that role,” he continued. “I would be honored to do it, to be honest.”The story followed Mike O’Donnell, a former high school basketball star that left his dreams of playing ball after his girlfriend got pregnant.
“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 and that he was gonna ask him soon to do that,” Crosby said. “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.
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