Zac Efron to play serial killer
Hollywood heartthrob Zac Efron is set to play the role of infamous US serial killer Ted Bundy.
According to reports, the High School Musical star's next role will see him assume the role in a new film "Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile".
The Hollywood Reporter says Efron has signed on the dotted line to play Bundy, who was executed in 1989 after being convicted of killing a 12-year-old and two Florida State University sorority sisters.
"I have been trying to work with Zac Efron for a long time," producer Nicolas Chartier told Variety.
He adds that from his dramatic turn in the film Paperboy, to his hilarious performance in Neighbors, Efron continues to impress audiences and critics alike with his extraordinary versatility and range.
About Ted Bundy
Women started disappearing in the mid-1970s in the Pacific Northwest, from the Oregon State University campus, north to Bellingham and east to Ellensburg.
At least nine were killed and one was severely beaten.
Some women reported seeing a man in a brown VW Beetle with his arm in a sling and asking for help.
He had a slight accent and said his name was 'Ted.'