'I did everything I could': Jeremy Allen White on playing Kerry Von-Erich in The Iron Claw

The Iron Claw will digitally premiere on Lionsgate Play this week

Step into the wrestling ring and turn the clock all the way back to the 1980's this June. Primetime Emmy Award winner, Jeremy Allen White is renowned for playing nuanced characters on screen and has proved his mettle as an actor. All set to return to your screens with another groundbreaking performance, this time embodying the role of Kerry Von-Erich in The Iron Claw, he joins the star-studded cast including Zac Efron, Harris Dickinson, Maura Tierney, Stanley Simons, Holt McCallany, and Lily James.

A riveting biography directed by Sean Durkin, The Iron Claw will digitally premiere on Lionsgate Play this June.

Talking about the intense physical regime required for his role, White said, "I looked at a picture of Kerry - it's pretty daunting. I thought I was in pretty good shape to start with, but he's something else. So I did everything I could. I ate a lot more, lifted a lot. Also stand far away from Zac, because Zac is definitely the most fit out of all of us, so I tried to keep him on the other side of the room when I had a scene with him."

Experience the essence of authentic wrestling with The Iron Claw premiering exclusively on Lionsgate Play on June 14. A tale that put wrestling on the map, The Iron Claw follows the rise and fall of Kevin and Kerry Von Erich as they sail through brotherhood and the emotional turbulence of their careers. A rollercoaster of loss, endurance and triumph, the film directed by Sean Durkin, starring Zac Efron and Jeremy Allen White, as the brothers seek immortal glory bringing the best of the fight world to fans worldwide.

Opening up about the film, Director Sean Durkin said, "It's about the celebration of muscle and power, barreling through emotion, show no fear, show no pain, rise to the top, ends justify the means - it's about how all of those things run in this family. Those are very connected to historic male values in this country and in a lot of countries. And it is those values that crush these boys, too."