Zac Efron is the sexy Lord Farquaad we never knew we needed in hilarious new set photos
Daniel Johnson Zac Efron may have thrown off his High School Musical typecasting pretty handily in the last few years, but the latest photos from the set of The Iron Claw might just hang another hard-to-shake-off association on his head. Efron is fully yoked up for his portrayal of famed pro-wrestler Kevin Von Erich in the new photos, but the internet has clocked him for the OG “short king” himself instead: Shrek‘s diminutive antagonist, Lord Farquaad.
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— ivy ❀ || Ⓗ Ⓖ Ⓒ (@rosaliedebuchin) November 2, 2022
Zac Efron as Lord Farquaad
— 𝑩𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒔🍷 (@90slion) November 2, 2022
Truth be told, it’s hard to deny the resemblance. Although Efron stands at a reasonably tall 5’8″, his newly enhanced musculature and broadened frame force the perspective to make him seem shorter, and there is absolutely no denying that the hairstyle he sports in the movie ⏤ a spot-on recreation of Von Erich’s ’80s-era mullet meets bowl cut ‘do ⏤ looks more than a little like Lord Farquaad’s pageboy hair.
Of course, the internet is handling it about as maturely as you would expect.
guys i’m screaming wtf is this hair cut on zac efron omg
— alejandra (@wrkhs) November 2, 2022
One user even posited that this is what we would get if Shrek had ditched Fiona and gone off with Farquaad instead.
what if lord farquaad and shrek had a child
the result:
— Spookish Rosarino (@mad_maxo) November 2, 2022
Whatever the internet might think about Zac’s new “worst boyfriend ever” lewk, he’s at least impressed his most important audience, Kevin Von Erich himself. “I saw of a picture of the guy and he looked great,” the former wrestler told TMZ. “I don’t think I ever looked that good, so I think they’re going to do great. I’ll bet they do.”
not the fresh lord farquaad cut 😩
— bridget 🌸🐝 (@wholemilkbitch) November 2, 2022
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— Amityville Amber (@ElementalAmber) November 2, 2022
Gay porn Lord Farquaad:
Needless to say, we now need a live-action Shrek to hit our screens immediately, preferably one in which Efron dons the same haircut and serves as the ruler of a land far, far away. If the movie happens to double as an adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, you won’t hear us complaining.
The Iron Claw is currently in production and we will update you the moment a release date is announced.
