Zac Efron cast as serial killer Ted Bundy in 'Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile'

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By Darian Scalamoni

            Zac Efron’s career is set to take a massive turn towards the insane and dramatic. Once a Disney heartthrob due to his role in the High School Musical films, Efron has worked towards working in more mainstream comedies as of late with Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates and the Neighbors films. Now, according to THR, the actor has been cast as serial killer Ted Bundy in the film titled Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile.

            This could be a career making turn for Efron who has also done some dramatic work in movies like At Any Price and The Paperboy but nothing to the level of prominence like portraying Bundy. The film will tell Bundy’s story through the eyes of his longtime girlfriends, Elizabeth Kloepfer, who spent years denying all of the chargers against Bundy before turning him in. No word yet on who would portray Kloepfer.

            Efron will be seen next in the R-rated comedy, Baywatch alongside Dwayne Johnson. He’ll also make his return to musicals with a supporting role in The Greatest Showman with Hugh Jackman and Michelle Williams on Christmas Day.