Zac Efron and The Cast of 'Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile' Talk Ted Bundy at Sundance

Zac Efron, Lily Collins, Haley Joel Osment, and Angela Sarafyan join Joe Berlinger, the director of 'Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile,' to break down the reasons why their movie tells the story of serial killer Ted Bundy in a different way.

[@diekerydock]

Joe did not making this movie to glorifying the killer but its the story from Liz perspective. She been manipulated for years. I wonder why so many people don't understand that.

[@sm1purplmurderedme583]

vuvlp 07 yh no one asked u

[@dvnlsh22]

your grammar dude

[@diekerydock]

@@dvnlsh22 the grammar nazi. Grammatical rules are descriptive, not prescriptive. Language existed before grammar enthusiasts, and people still understood each other just fine.

[@ManubibiWalsh]

Because people are not used to being exposed to stories told by unreliable narrators. Also, audiences these days are not used to being challenged and to think about anything in complex terms.

[@ernielanham558]

This movie was extremely well done and not at all in bad taste. Zac's acting really blew me away. The road he chose to do this flick can only end with a little gold Statue!!

[@streamfolklore6634]

"The last thing I wanted was to do something that seemed like a desperate move to not be Troy Bolton anymore, because I love Troy Bolton, I love that dude" 😍 good to know that he's still grateful for this role because it legit made his entire career!

[@zacefron2007]

Thanks 😍

[@iyanuoriakhi4794]

Yeah

[@oliviadurand2429]

Lily Collins is the most respectful person. She obviously knew that Liz’s story is profoundly private, and respected every aspect of her life.

[@rachael_metzger]

Zac Efron could put a paper bag over his head and still look FINE

[@Keely.Del.Rae.]

OMG i know right i love him so much

[@ernielanham558]

Yeah Rachel... It looks like you could too!

[@EsmeraldaLopez-lk5xq]

On god

[@sarahhoch]

Damn right

[@cmillybetch4789]

A year late but could not agree more.

[@qypsylalapo]

Lily is so smart and eloquent i love her

[@JV-sc2wr]

I love Zac Efron and really respect him as an actor and person - in all the interviews for this movie you can really see a difference in him like this role has really affected him. So excited for the projects he chooses in the future

[@zer0tonin_]

in a good or in a bad way?

[@iyanuoriakhi4794]

Yeah

[@cryinginacoolway7954]

Troy Bolton =TB (initials) Ted Bundy =TB it's a sign

[@AaronSaltzer]

lizzy slime Troy Bolton’s Ted Bundy. Lol

[@chellymurphy]

I'm done 😂

[@SaharAbdulGhafoor]

Oh you're that girl. I'm 9999000xxx times prettier than these women 😂

[@cryinginacoolway7954]

@@SaharAbdulGhafoor yh im deleting all those comments i was trolling

[@cmillybetch4789]

Tom Brady=T- let me stop

[@flex_piper]

Zac Efron = 10 year challenge winner for sure 👍 From Musical's to Murder's.

[@bxbxb1]

The M's

[@rllybri]

The cast for this movie is great. I love how they explained the movie in this interview, made me think more about how people aren’t always as they seem.

[@jasleenvirk2193]

I think zac efron is the first actor ive ever seen act so well. when i was watching this movie for a second i genuinely thought that ted bundy could have been innocent because of zac efron's acting. when he acted as bundy, where he kept saying that he wasn't guilty and that he was being framed, his acting was so convincing and he just seemed like he understood bundy and really knew the man. i was blown away by the acting in this movie, and i feel that it is incredibly underated.

[@ManubibiWalsh]

Watch Psycho. Anthony Perkins did such a great job specifically in that sense.

[@briterry4961]

WHat the heck is Lily's skincare regimen?? I'm 22 and she looks younger than me..

[@freemoney9769]

Bri Terry i believe some people who come to this world are touched by Jesus, and I’m 100% sure she has been touched by Jesus. And I’m not joking actually..

[@popurm]

Genetics and money.

[@MissFitDaniNicole]

Bri Terry it’s called money

[@mentalmaud8894]

Freemoney345 it’s called genetics and money. But each to their own 🙃

[@Liza33650]

I believe that she puts sunscreen everyday that's why she's so white, she don't fall for the "fake tan" trend. She probably doesn't smoke and have the money to eat well good for her she looks gorgeous

[@camila8031]

this movie was one of the best i watched. zac efron’s acting completely blew my mind, he showed every aspect of ted; the charming guy, the compulsive liar and evil.

[@helpmeImpoor5314]

Zac Efron is crazy beautiful. It's surreal

[@itznova5212]

Him and Lily were both touched by God

[@alexm1883]

Well congratulations zac you went from “that guy who plays Troy Bolton” to “that guy who played Troy Bolton but then he played ted bundy”

[@paintmeupgolden]

I remember leaving work and watching zac jump out of our courthouse window next door. super cool to watch such an amazing movie filmed right in my small town.

[@itznova5212]

Omg😂

[@oceanoceanocean339]

Omg your dumb- you can’t have seen him jump because he wouldn’t have

[@tin1893]

Zac was amazing in this movie, he was actually terrifying. He is so good in comedies but oh I would love to see him in more serious movies like this. I think this movie officially put him in the. category of serious actors. I am so proud of him

[@lucretorta2629]

Troy Bolton was mentioned!

[@EvelynL.1112]

YES. I loved High School Musical! I only liked 1 and 3 though.

[@pauljohn.zac23]

Gabriella also 😊

[@alicebeeton]

How is lily Collins almost 30??! Like 30 isn’t old but she only looks 20 if that!!

[@maisieashton25]

The creepy thing is that if ted never got caught he probably would be still be alive today 😯

[@bestyoueverhad.2408]

maisie Ashton wow how insightful are you 😒

[@melaniepeterson2839]

I knew this man personally. He dated my aunt in Utah. The nicest man. Nobody believed they had the right Ted.

[@maisieashton25]

_''The Therapist'_ ye stfu bitch

[@megkathleen]

Melanie Peterson Is your aunt still alive? 🙏🏻😳

[@gustavomungia2829]

Liz caught him slipin. Imagine if he would have never love her and killed her. He prolly wouldve never got caught

[@whattacatchdannie]

What a great interview! The interviewer was warm and friendly, and not the type to interrupt their answers. Well done!

[@batofkrypton9765]

I ship Lily and Zac as a couple

[@tywilson7170]

BatofKrypton people ship every girl zac play,with as a couple

[@TBx46]

Didn’t they use to be it must be strange for them to work together

[@vannak242]

Take me Away yeah I think so When I did research on google Saw that they dated like almost a year

[@Keely.Del.Rae.]

@@tywilson7170 i know its fucking ridicoulous I love Zac lmao

[@gabriesachilles3933]

You're not the only one 😍

[@cheyanne510]

Idk if it’s just because style has changed so much over the years but I have never found Ted Bundy attractive 😂

[@kyleesabo4004]

Cheyanne Forbes me either omg😂

[@kaitlyncipko2864]

Cheyanne Forbes same ew

[@glorialyles4304]

Me either. He could make himself look different whenever he wanted to, but never attractive to me.

[@jeeplifeforever8020]

I thought he was ugly AF

[@Imfunny]

SAME OMG! I’m a year late but I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME!!!!!!!!!

[@justycethibault5375]

i have never seen such a respectful intelligent cast tbh

[@kaitlyncipko2864]

I was so happy to see osment in something again

[@AN-zz8ps]

Oh I KNOW! me too! I have always admired him! He's SUCH an amazing actor and is SUPER cute! I LOVE his smile! hehe :)

[@lapetiterenard]

This interview is amazing. So deep and descriptive. I agree to a previous comment - this sets the standard for all interviews in my opinion!

[@neijanysetteyamota6364]

OMG THIS IS THE BEST INTERVIEW OF ALL TIME. THEY ARE SO ELOQUENT AND SO SMART, ALL OF THEM. I LEARNED SO MUCH JUST FROM WATCHING THIS.

[@calebcm6551]

Didn't know Zack was a targaryen🤣🤣

[@karlenysarias1060]

Angela Sarafyan is amazing!! i can see her already playing an awesome part in this role, loved the way she explained herself in it

[@hannahcruickshank6602]

The writers and director did an excellent job of depicting Ted's charm and likability, and the way he painted himself as the victim. I caught myself feeling sorry for him in this movie (which I quickly reminded myself that he was indeed lying). However, it got me thinking about how the actual Ted Bundy was able to do that exact thing while moving through trial up until his execution. He knew he didn't "look or act like a killer" so he played to that and truly thought he would get away with it. This movie was absolutely amazing. The cast and crew did such a great job.

[@gabysblog6582]

Is no one going to mention hayley joel osment?????!!!!!!

[@TBx46]

gaby's blog what happened to him

[@gabysblog6582]

@@TBx46 Im just glad to see him acting again

[@DuskPShermanWallaby123]

ikr

[@karlenysarias1060]

i was gonna say the same thing!

[@irishnessie]

I see dead people.

[@paintmeupgolden]

Pretty incredible that they met the real Liz.

[@harleyyoung6672]

He did an amazing job casting and they actors did an amazing way of showing Liz’s POV

[@fromlangkawi]

this should be the standard for all interviewers

[@keelypeden9784]

Ted Bundy was for sure not glorified in this at all. I think he was portrayed very well. He was a charismatic and charming man back then and that was honestly part of the reason he got away for it for so long. I'm glad this movie was made.

[@petraleopold2713]

exactly

[@alexsolis1420]

Lily man, what a beauty...

[@cheyennerumsley]

I love Lily, but she keeps saying how Elizabeth never spoke about Ted or has never talked about what happened, but she has. She wrote a whole damn book about it in 1981...

[@irishnessie]

Yeah and she gave police interviews and stuff. If it weren't for her 1. He would've never been caught so early. 2. This movie is based on her book 😂 so Lily is on another planet 🌏 right now.

[@cheyennerumsley]

@@irishnessie I know right 😂😂

[@briterry4961]

Nobody reads books

[@cheyennerumsley]

@@briterry4961 a lot of people read books*

[@Ratchet2431]

@@briterry4961 Many people do.

[@jaredt-f3007]

Kevin Smith's dog story on Joe Rogan was heart warming and breaking

[@maddievictoria4947]

True story though that everyone has to be more careful about who they are friends with. I went for coffee with someone I knew from work, I thought pretty well. Enough that I could trust to go with them on a break to the coffee shop. Couple weeks later he wanted to go again and I didn't and he changed.. I saw it and refused to get in the car and he sped off. Haven't seen him since. Really felt like maybe had I gone, I might not have been returned that time. Scary.

[@NannoLove]

I glad you're safe :)

[@samantharees3841]

I feel like Zac is so annoyed with the HSM references 🤣 Love him anyways. I’m so excited to see this cast for this film 🙌🏼

[@jameskloslow2068]

Yeah but zack has to face the fact that HSM was what boosted his career lol

[@ximienlundquist8487]

james kloslow he’s fine with giving HSM credit. It’s just Vanessa Hudgens is such a hateful and bitter person he just wants to forget that experience ever happened. She’s the reason why he can’t come to the reunions.

[@endlesseverything460]

@@ximienlundquist8487 what did happen? Why cant he come to reunions? What did vanessa do lol... sorry I was sleeping under a rock

[@dr.tadashizhang7719]

NeverMindGaming Bro you're crying everywhere in the comments. Dont be jealous of zac it's embarrassing

[@snehapandit22]

Love the platinum hair

[@AJ-cq5pw]

God I hope Zac does it justice

[@tuulivellu]

He was absolutely incredible

[@AA-qb7ni]

I love how happy Kevin Smith is all the time

[@billionkek]

Question: What was it like to play a killer @4:52 when Zac was interrupted, he was about to show you! hahah

[@charleneae]

didnt know lily and zac dated 5 years ago...

[@juridaschoudhury8009]

Omg a small Gabriella/Vanessa reference

[@daniellemaddie1921]

I know! I'm smiling so big rn about it!

[@nisadalal7710]

when?

[@mytubeeeee]

Even during the movie.. I couldn’t tell if he killed those girls. He was that charming. It just goes to show you anyone can be someone horrible now matter how nice and charming they seem. It could be your neighbor of 10 years!

[@toryjasper3857]

People better deserve your trust before you give it to them!

[@atune2682]

9:45 imagine reading the real loveletters from ted bundy that he wrote to her crazy

[@mollyhunt6056]

Zac lookin like a damn Targaryen

[@Peppersn17]

Great pitching/marketing of the film 👍🏼👍🏼

[@4G63Tx]

Great panel!! Always loved Smith’s passion for filmmaking, he always has great insight from being a filmmaker himself but also great questions simply as a movie lover like so many of us. I just watched this movie yesterday and I was very impressed! Zac was great as Bundy, and I’m glad that they didn’t glorify the violence like he said, this was clearly a very different type of creative angle on this guy that Zac brought and it worked. I really enjoyed the rest of the cast as well everybody was spot on and their performances were excellent. This was a film that was brought to fruition with great care to shift the focus away from the gruesomeness and instead focus more on the victims and their point of view. I applaud the director for choosing this route, it was a clever angle but also a great choice imo. Congratulations to the team behind this film!

[@ernielanham558]

Wow... I didn't even recognize Kevin Smith! Congrats on losing that weight. He looks great... Healthy!

[@cecin7042]

This was a great interview!!!

[@alanescareno9748]

Voice of Sora from Kingdom hearts 🥰

[@Don-hn8qw]

i dont think u guys have enough IMDb signs on set

[@daysisalg6163]

I love the title is so unique

[@ghoulbeans1997]

Haley Joel osmont is a cool guy

[@babyb4881]

Zac is my favorite singer lysmmm ❤❤❤❤

[@rhiannon5649]

He's an actor...

[@babyb4881]

@@rhiannon5649 ik that he also sings

[@HOTSHOTGAMING-eb3ds]

So this is what happened to Troy Bolton after graduating .... He became Theodore Bundy

[@itznova5212]

Theodore Robert Bundy, what a gentleman (not)

[@teeniebeenie8774]

Oscar !!!! zac is awesome in the movie 1!!!! well done man

[@TimmyJamesDafunnyMan]

Kevin looks great

[@paytonb3487]

is nobody gonna talk about carole daronch-

[@luwamalem9537]

I just finished watching the movie about an hour ago & mannn do I hate Ted Bundy even more! Zac did a great job* I guess at illustrating that monster (although, I don't believe anyone could really act him out as I would not class him human) Also, the resemblance between Zac & Ted is crazy (lookwise) but of course, Zac is more decent looking! Lol

[@Marquia777]

I wanna respect Zac honestly I do. This movie was a work of art and it was disturbing and unnerving and so fucking good. But every time I see Zac, hanny my mind just goes through the fucking drain.

[@thewatcher8573]

Zac Efron for all the X-mans!

[@thewatcher8573]

@Alain Smith or that.:) actually a really solid choice the more I think about it, and not just cause of his hair color here.

[@mikaelaoliver9919]

it should not be allowed to look as good as Zac Efron

[@rachaelxcolleen]

Is NO ONE going to correct her?? Batman is DC!! Ugghhh....🙄

[@halfdeadminah5857]

@Best Ever !! ........sis w-

[@honeybunch44]

@Best Ever !! um i-

[@ILoveCookie3]

4:30🤣

[@luusajama4971]

Mis dos crushes zac y lily😍😍

[@evelynwashere13]

This movie was excellent, an entirely new take. Every other Ted Bundy movie never shows how women were fooled by him, I had no idea how charming he was.

[@irishnessie]

The only thing I think I'll have a problem with in this movie is the soundtrack. I don't agree with it at all.. Judging by the trailer, I've a feeling this is gonna be the norm for this movie. The soundtrack sets the tone of the movie (look at Carpenters Halloween, for example) and if it's wrong then the whole movie feels wrong. I wish it could be eerie music, not Rock 😂

[@pubadagoo]

Watch the #2 trailer

[@arianna4513]

zac could dye his hair neon pink and still look beautiful

[@RacleandRaHill]

haley joel osment is so cool

[@AN-zz8ps]

I know he really is!

[@Khvost_]

Zac finally looks manly. I kinda hated his sweet looks before

[@jilmil33]

Such a long title.

[@jozellewhitmire5081]

The movie was great because, as we know, serial killers usually don't present themselves like "Aqualung'" but are very disarming and so can lure in their victims.

[@AaronSaltzer]

Zac stands out with the hair.

[@AaronSaltzer]

I don’t understand. I’m excited to see this movie, but Hollywood has already done two biopics on Ted Bundy. We should know by now what kind of person Ted Bundy was from those movies and other sources. There are a lot of other serial killers who have not had movies made about them.

[@sonnytos]

Totally agree. Let other serial killers reach their full potentials as well.

[@AaronSaltzer]

sonnytos Really. I’m guessing they only make biopics about serial killers who are well-known.

[@sonnytos]

I think you're actually right. However, I was just being a little sarcastic there:) Cheers!

[@AaronSaltzer]

sonnytos okay. You too. Thanks.

[@dracarysssx]

"I see dead people"

[@jacobsherman8666]

Oh, yeah, I forgot. He's in the sixth sense!

[@scampoli25]

Yo where can I get one of those sick IMDb mock turtlenecks?

[@ashantimedrazo2975]

T for Troy??? No Gabriella it is T for Ted

[@mr.brightside6119]

Kevin smith✊🏻✊🏻 I love chasing amy

[@Vickyy993]

am i the only one who thinks that Angela looks EXACTLY like liz ????? she wouldve been perfect for the roll

[@mark-jaqwolfenden]

Zac Efron for Johnny Storm

[@minna3286]

I want Lily’s shoes

[@Justin1988Johnson]

Damn Gabriela

[@misstrishxoxo]

Finally someone says that they didn't think Ted Bundy was good looking. I never understood what women saw in him!

[@EmunahFL]

Did Liz meet Zac, as well? I wonder what she thought of Zac's uncanny resemblance.

[@matsernn]

When does this movie come out?

[@kerstyn7289]

May 3rd on Netflix

[@callumhall3887]

Is it just me or is that silent Bob????

[@alyssacaldwell2484]

“She has never spoken about it” she wrote a whole ass book called ‘The Phantom Prince My Life With Ted Bundy” she just doesn’t publicly in the media speak on this topic.

[@cristinaherdiz3516]

alyssa caldwell actually that book is the hardest thing to get a hold of a copy of her book is going into $400 so yeah it’s not so public as we are use too.

[@alyssacaldwell2484]

Cristy Herdiz I found 2 at my public library. It actually wasn’t hard to find, considering they were the first place I called. And it’s that much granted this movie just came out. So no it still is public regardless if you have heard of it or not.

[@ricardofloresgarcia7777]

No James Hetfield? No Jim Parson?

[@amazingsupergirl7125]

Finally someone said bundy wasn’t that great looking. Google him right now....so average. Definitely no zac Efron!

[@jilmil33]

not the features but the outside charm.

[@jennifermarco8069]

Lakshmi Tejasvi exactly you meet people that based only on their looks are average but their personality is SO charming, charismatic, and alluring that it makes them SO much more attractive than if a different person with the exact same looks were to engage you. Fascinating really the difference a personality makes 🤔🧐

[@melaniegonzales2699]

He isnt but like u know when u compare ted and zac u just say dafuq ted is quaking from zak and so he looks ugly compared to zac but yh ted isnt great looking

[@rebeccaburbank2956]

this interviewer is funny asl

[@jilmil33]

As horrible low life Ted is inside he somehow had magnetic presence outside. I crushed on Zac so much but he isn't even one fourth of charm Ted had. Ted doesn't have beautiful features which Zac had but there is grace.

[@user-mq6kd6mf1v]

You might be a psychopath

[@shaniquejump5757]

@@user-mq6kd6mf1v 😂😂

[@AnneliesRosseel]

I can’t believe zac is in his 30’s

[@SA1NT_GAMING]

When’s release date of this film?

[@vannak242]

SA1NT GAMING not yet confirm but I saw on ig there’s an premiere at new location

[@kerstyn7289]

May 3rd on Netflix

[@oreodurte]

Where can we watch the movie?

[@lildrake8162]

Oralia Duarte nigga in the theaters

[@devenjohnson1811]

@@lildrake8162 When does it come out in theaters

[@christinamatveyeva5904]

Oralia Duarte it comes out on theaters and Netflix May 3rd.

[@oreodurte]

@@lildrake8162 lol, boiii, I wasn't sure if it was one of those direct to DVD movies 😂

[@oreodurte]

@@christinamatveyeva5904 thanks :)

[@tiffanyyy325]

Yes! Lily looks like 12 years old only

[@adrianagarccia]

Pang Tiffany and she is 30.... I envy her 😭

[@vannak242]

Adrianna Garcia huh??? But she’s born in 1990

[@adrianagarccia]

@@vannak242 well, she will be 30 in march 18 .. she is born in 1989