Zac Efron has completely transformed himself into serial killer Ted Bundy in first look photos at the new role.
The film titled, Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, and Efron recently revealed that it will be world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2019.
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Below are a selection of photos the actor has shared from the film’s production. Scroll down to check them out and let us know in the comments what you thing about the former High School Musical star’s new dark turn.
Efron as Bundy
In the film, Efron will play the infamous “serial killer, kidnapper, rapist, burglar, and necrophile who assaulted and murdered numerous young women and girls during the 1970s and possibly earlier.”
The actor shaved the beard he’d been sporting for some time to get look just right, and has certainlyย make a big change from his appearance in the upcoming filmย The Beach Bum.
Lily Collins as Elizabeth Kloepfer
Joining Efronย as co-lead in the film will be actress Lily Collins.
Collins is most well known for her roles in films such as Toย The Bone,ย Mirror Mirror, Netflix’sย Okja,ย andย The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones.
A Fated Roomance
Collins will be playing Elizabeth Kloepfer, Ted Bundy’s girlfriend “who struggled to accept the reality of her boyfriend’s nature.”
According to a synopsis of the film, it will focus on the events surrounding Bundy’s life as told through the perspective of Kloepfer.
Jim Parsons as Larry Simpson
The Big Bang Theory’s Jim Parsons also stars in the film, playingย Larry Simpson.
Simpson was the lead prosecutor in Bundy’s case, with the serialย killer himself handling a large portionย of his own defense (even though he did have multiple public defenders).
Crusin’
Additionally, the film also featuresย John Malkovichย (as Edward Cowart, the judge in Bundy’s case),ย Angela Sarafyanย (Westworld), Jeffrey Donovan (Burn Notice), andย Haley Joel Osmentย (The Sixth Sense).
Grace Victoria Cox (Under the Dome),ย Kaya Scodelarioย (The Maze Runner film series),ย Dylan Baker (The Good Wife),ย Terry Kinney (Billions), andย Brian Geraghtyย (Chicago P.D.) also star in the film.
On the Run
Additionally, it was announced in February that Metallicaย frontman James Hetfieldย has been added to the cast of the film.
In the film, the rock icon playsย Officer Bob Hayward, “a Utah highway patrol veteran who was the first law enforcement officer to arrest Bundy in 1975 after pulling the killer over and discovering burglary tools in his car but wisely suspecting much worse.”
Behind-the-Scenes 1
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile was written byย Michael Werwieย and directedย byย Joe Berlinger.
This appears to beย Werwie’sย first major film credit, butย Berlingerย has been working with true crime stories for theย majority of his career.
He would likely be most recognizable from his workย on theย Paradise Lostย documentary series, which followed the case of the West Memphis Three.
Behind-the-Scenes 2
As mentioned, Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile will screen for the first time at the Sundance Film Festival inย Salt Lake City, Utah.
Audiences will see the film for the first time in January, with a wider release date likely coming shortly thereafter.
