17 Again star Zac Efron has spoken about the passing of Matthew Perry and how the Friends star had wanted Efron as the lead for his biopic.
Talking with People at the red carpet of The Iron Claw‘s world premiere, Efron reacted to the news that Perry had wanted him to have the lead role in a biopic about the late actor.
“I’m honored to hear he was thinking of me to play him,” Efron stated. “We’ll see. I’d be honored to do it … He was a mentor to me, and we made a really cool film together. I looked up to him, I learned comedic timing from that guy. I mean, when we were filming 17 Again, it was so surreal for me to look across and have him be there, because I’ve learned so much from him, from his whole life.”
When did Zac Efron and Matthew Perry work together?
Zac Efron and Matthew Perry co-starred in the 2009 comedy movie 17 Again, which saw Efron play a younger version of Perry’s character after he is transformed by a janitor into his 17 year-old self. The film was a commercial success, making $139.5 million on a $40 million budget.
