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See Zac Efron in the first trail­er for new Ted Bundy biopic

25 Jan 2019

Words by Adam Woodward

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A family celebrating a child's birthday, with the parents and child wearing party hats and smiling together at a table with a birthday cake.
He’s play­ing the noto­ri­ous US ser­i­al killer in Extreme­ly Wicked, Shock­ing­ly Evil and Vile.

Hot on the heels of Netflix’s con­tro­ver­sial new docu-series Con­ver­sa­tions with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes, we’re now get­ting a sec­ond glimpse into the life and crimes of the noto­ri­ous US ser­i­al killer – 30 years after his execution.

Sky Cin­e­ma today unveiled the first look trail­er for the pun­chi­ly-titled Extreme­ly Wicked, Shock­ing­ly Evil and Vile, which see Zac Efron play against-type as Bundy him­self with Lily Collins as his some­time girl­friend Eliz­a­beth Kloepfer. Theirs is a pic­ture of domes­tic bliss, until Ted is arrest­ed and charged with a string of gris­ly murders.

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It’s been a big week for Efron, with a pro­mo for Har­mo­ny Korine’s upcom­ing The Beach Bum fur­ther hint­ing at a fas­ci­nat­ing career-shift for the High School Musi­cal alum­ni and The Great­est Show­man star.

Kaya Scode­lario, John Malkovich and Haley Joel Osment also fea­ture in this true crime thriller from direc­tor Joe Berlinger and screen­writer Michael Wer­wie. Berlinger is no stranger to this genre, hav­ing pre­vi­ous­ly helmed the Oscar-nom­i­nat­ed Par­adise Lost, and he knows the Bundy sto­ry bet­ter than most – the afore­men­tioned Con­ver­sa­tions with a Killer is also his handiwork.

The film is set to receive its world pre­mière at the Sun­dance Film Fes­ti­val this month, before arriv­ing in the UK in cin­e­mas and on Sky Cin­e­ma. Check out the trail­er below.

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