The Iron Claw is a biographical sports film based on the life of professional wrestler Kevin Von Erich and the Von Erich family). The movie is based on the true story of Fritz Von Erich, whose real name is Jack Barton Adkisson Sr., and his sons as they take on the world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. The Von Erich familys wrestling stardom and tragic events became the subject of an ESPN 30 for 30 short-documentary dubbed Wrestling the Curse in 2015. The film stars Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, Harris Dickinson, Maura Tierney, Holt McCallany, Stanley Simons, and Lily James). The Iron Claw is scheduled to be released in theaters on December 22, 2023).