Matthew Perry Wanted Zac Efron to Play Him Again in a Biopic After Shared Role in 17 Again (Exclusive)
Perry’s friend Athenna Crosby tells PEOPLE the 'Friends' star was looking to create "a movie about his life" starring his former 17 Again castmate
Entertainment reporter Athenna Crosby, who was photographed dining with Perry at the Hotel Bel-Air one day before his death, tells PEOPLE the Friends star “wanted to make a movie about his life and have a biopic made.”
The model and actress adds that Perry “wanted Zac Efron, who's played him already to play him again because he said he did such a good job.”
Perry and Efron starred together in the 2009 comedy 17 Again. In the film, Perry plays Mike O’Donnell, a down-on-his-luck middle-aged father with a dead-end job, two kids who hate him and a wife who has just filed for divorce. But magic strikes O’Donnell during a moment of desperation, turning him back into his 17-year-old self (played by Efron). He’s given the chance to redo his entire life, but it turns out that maybe he just needs to appreciate what he has.