Zac Efron is Ted Bundy in the film "Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile." Directed by David Jacobson. But it was the director that went the extra mile for authenticity, including filming the movie in the actual house Jeffrey grew up in, in Akron, Ohio. Ted Bundy (Zac Efron) jumps from a second-story window while researching in a law library in Colorado in “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile,” and in real life. Starring Zac Efron, Lily Collins, Kaya Scodelario, Jim Parsons, John Malkovich and Haley Joel Osment. This movie also centers around a real-life villain, cannibal and zombie creator Jeffrey Dahmer. ... Jeremy Renner took on the challenging role of killer Jeffrey Dahmer in the 2002 movie "Dahmer," which followed his life and murders. The source material, written by John (Derf) Backderf, provides an insight into the High School years of this his (then) friend, Jeffrey Dahmer, who is most infamous for his serial killing spree of his male lovers and also his cannibalistic tendencies. Zac Efron surprised - and even angered - the world when he accepted the lead role. With Jeremy Renner, Bruce Davison, Artel Great, Matt Newton. Dahmer gruesomely killed seventeen men in Milwaukee between 1978 and 1991. ... My Friend Dahmer was a film about Jeffrey Dahmer that was taken from a book written by his best friend growing up, John Backderf. The criticism he refers to is that the Ted Bundy movie glamorized the murderer. Keywords jeffrey dahmer my friend dahmer charles manson ross lynch serial killers crime ted bundy Zac Efron The young person’s guide to conquering (and saving) the world. Based on the graphic novel of the same name, My Friend Dahmer, attempts to take a new perspective on the 'serial killer' film. https://www.teenvogue.com/story/zac-efron-serial-killer-ted-bundy-new-movie Biopic about notorious American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, taking place in both the past and the present. Bundy was cast in the movie as heartthrob Zac Efron. 5 Zac Efron Was Eerily Perfect As Ted Bundy. The film is based on Elizabeth Kloepfer, Bundy's girlfriend's, memoir, The Phantom Prince: My Life with Ted Bundy, and it's told from the perspective of Liz, says Deadline, who refused to believe that Bundy was guilty of the crimes. Zac Efron has been slowly moving on from his teen heartthrob days by choosing more daring films as his role as serial killer Ted Bundy in Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil …