Zac Efron was answering questions on red carpet at The Iron Claw premiere tonight when he got some welcome news: SAG-AFTRA and the studios had reached a tentative deal to end the actors strike.
When Deadline asked the actor how he felt about the deal moments after he’d heard about it, Efron said: “Incredible. I’m so happy we were all able to come to an agreement.
Let’s get back to work. Let’s go.” He added: “Congrats, everybody — we did it.”(WATCH) At #TheIronClaw premiere Zac Efron reacts to news of a tentative deal reached between SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP pic.twitter.com/eck2pEvvjt Moments later, Efron’s co-star Harris Dickinson learned from Deadline’s Scott Shilstone that the deal was SAG-AFTRA done. “Is it?” he asked, leaning in. “As of when?” Told that the news had broken just a few minutes before, Dickinson folded his arms and said, “You’re joking.” Turning to Efron, he said, “Don’t tell me that now.” And the stars shared a smile. RELATED: SAG-AFTRA Picket Line Photos: A Look Back At Actors Who Hit The Streets During 118-Day Strike (WATCH) The moment Harris Dickinson and Zac Efron found out the SAG-AFTRA strike had ended while at #TheIronClaw premiere pic.twitter.com/LqgzhLIxGu Efron, Dickinson and others were meeting the press at the Dallas world premiere of his the wrestling film from writer-director Sean Durkin.
The Iron Claw tells the true-life story the Von Erichs, a family of pro wrestlers that ruled the ring for decades despite so many tragedies that fans often have talked of a Von Erich Curse.
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