MJF Discusses Decision To Have Scene Cut From ‘The Iron Claw’

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AEW World Champion MJF has discussed the decision to have one of his scenes cut from A24’s “The Iron Claw” film.

Maxwell Jacob Friedman is the current AEW World Champion and undisputed top star of the promotion. However, he had his first bit of mainstream crossover recently.

MJF stars and is the executive producer for A24’s “The Iron Claw” film, which is based on the true story of The Von Erich family.

Despite being an executive producer for the movie, Friedman only has a small on-screen role playing Lance Von Erich.

Speaking with Comicbook.com, MJF stated that there was an extended scene that he filmed, but there is only so much time in the movie and the character of Lance Von Erich ultimately didn’t fit the larger puzzle.

Agreeing with director Sean Durkin’s decision to cut the scene and calling the film “an absolute masterpiece,” MJF said:

“There most certainly is [an extended scene]. I don’t know where it’s going to live. There was a scene where me and him were talking, but me and Sean both completely understood that listen, I want this film to succeed, and the film needed to be about the brothers.”

“As fun as I had shooting that scene, realistically, it didn’t add to the overarching story and the importance of the story between the brothers and what they were going through in dealing with the pressures that their father put on them. It didn’t fit in the pieces of the puzzle.”

“I’m sure that you’re going to find that there was a lot of stuff that got cut and it wasn’t because it wasn’t good. I think everything that was shot was absolutely fantastic.”

“Not just my stuff, but every actor had stuff that got cut. It’s just like there’s only so much time. The story that’s most important is the brothers. That’s what it came down to.”

“I couldn’t agree with Sean Durkin more on the decisions he made. The film is an absolute masterpiece.”

MJF is set to team with Samoa Joe to face The Devil’s mystery men for the ROH World Tag Team Championship on this Wednesday’s December 27 edition of AEW Dynamite.

Friedman will then move on to defend the AEW World Championship against Joe on Saturday, December 30 at AEW Worlds End.

For the full lineup for the pay-per-view, click here.

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