Zac Efron will help tell one of the most unique tales from the Vietnam War in the new Apple TV Plus movie The Greatest Beer Run Ever.
The 34-year-old actor will portray John ‘Chick’ Donohue, who travelled from New York City to Vietnam to deliver some well-earned beers to his friends fighting in the Vietnam War.
Apple TV Plus released the first photo of Efron as Donohue, whose memoir – The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A Memoir of Friendship, Loyalty, and War – was published in September 2021 and serves as the basis for this movie.
Zac as John: Zac Efron will help tell one of the most unique tales from the Vietnam War in the new Apple TV Plus movie The Greatest Beer Run Ever.
Real Chick: The 34-year-old actor will portray John ‘Chick’ Donohue, who travelled from New York City to Vietnam to deliver some well-earned beers to his friends fighting in the Vietnam War
The photo shows Efron’s Donoghue in a plaid shirt and dirty tan jeans as he’s about to get off a helicopter.
Donohue was 26 years old when he was out drinking at a bar in the Irish neighborhood of Inwood in Manhattan one night in 1967.
While watching footage of anti-war protesters, someone joked that someone from home should go to Vietnam and give the soldiers some beers, along with messages from back home.
1967: Donohue was 26 years old when he was out drinking at a bar in the Irish neighborhood of Inwood in Manhattan one night in 1967
What started as a joke turned into an incredible mission for Donohue, a Marine Corps veteran turned merchant mariner, who hopped on a cargo ship to Vietnam the next day.
Armed with his wits and a backpack full of beer, Donohue landed Qui Nho’n, Vietnam and set off on a journey to find his friends in enemy territory.
Skydance Productions picked up the rights to the book back in April 2019, long before it was published in September 2021.
Real Donohue: The real John ‘Chick’ Donohue in a 2020 photo
Book: Skydance Productions picked up the rights to the book back in April 2019, long before it was published in September 2021
Peter Farrelly (Green Book) directs the film from an adapted screenplay the director co-wrote with Brian Hayes Currie (Green Book) and Pete Jones (Hall Pass).
The cast also includes Russell Crowe and Bill Murray, though it’s unclear what roles they are playing at this time.
The film is slated for release in Fall 2022, though no specific release date has been given quite yet.
Release: The film is slated for release in Fall 2022, though no specific release date has been given quite yet
Co-stars: The cast also includes Russell Crowe and Bill Murray, though it’s unclear what roles they are playing at this time
Efron has the new thriller Gold hitting theaters on March 18, and he also stars in a new adaptation of Stephen King’s Firestarter, in theaters May 13.
He’s also starring as one of the three men in Disney’s remake of the 1987 classic Three Men and a Baby, though no other cast members have been announced yet.
His Netflix series Down to Earth with Zac Efron was also picked up for a second season, likely debuting in 2022.
New movies: Efron has the new thriller Gold hitting theaters on March 18, and he also stars in a new adaptation of Stephen King’s Firestarter, in theaters May 13
Renewed: His Netflix series Down to Earth with Zac Efron was also picked up for a second season, likely debuting in 2022
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