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Zac Efron says it would be “a huge honor” to portray the late Matthew Perry. Athenna Crosby, a close friend of the late “Friends” star, previously told “Entertainment Tonight” that Perry had wanted to make a movie about his life and hoped Efron would play him in a biopic. Efron was asked about the comment while at “The Iron Claw” premiere on Nov. 8, and said he would be up for the role. “I heard that and it’s a huge honor,” Efron told “ET.” “Matthew is, you know, the best guy in the world.
“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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