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Elijah Wood, best known for his turn as Frodo in Peter Jackson‘s “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, has been working as an actor now for nearly 20 years, and his work has grown increasingly eclectic over the past decade. From his performances in shows such as the bizarrely funny “Wilfred”, horror films like “Maniac” and voice work for the charmingly offbeat animated series “Over the Garden Wall,” he’s had no shortage of interesting career turns.

Few things are as terrifying as sitting face-to-face with a monster.

Prepare to see Chad Michael Murray like you’ve never seen him before. After starring on TV faves like “One Tree Hill” and “Agent Carter”, the 39-year-old actor is channelling one of America’s most infamous serial killers in “Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman”. And only ET has the exclusive new trailer, showing Murray’s chilling transformation.

Chad Michael Murray like you’ve never seen him before. After starring on TV faves like and, the 39-year-old actor is channeling one of America’s most infamous serial killers in.

A new drama focusing on Ted Bundy’s confessions is about to hit theatres.

Can a conversation change how we see evil? FBI Agent Bill Hagmaier’s own search for answers from one of America’s most notorious serial killers plays out in “No Man of God.” The project, which premiered at Tribeca, focuses on Hagmaier going face to face with Ted Bundy. Instead of the usual serial killer fare, ‘God’ chooses to showcase the final period of Bundy’s life.

Unlike recent Bundy projects (a’la 2019’s “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile”), the movie couches his forbidden allure in Hagmaier’s perspective.

Unlike recent Bundy projects (a’la 2019’s “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile”), the movie couches his forbidden allure in Hagmaier’s perspective.

Directors Amber Sealey and Joe Berlinger are in a little feud over their Ted Bundy films.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaIt was an unusual pitch.Amber Sealey, the director of “No Man of God,” couldn’t shake the feeling that Luke Kirby, best known for playing Lenny Bruce on “The Marvelous Mrs.

Ellise Shafer administratorDirector Amber Sealey, who helmed the new film about Ted Bundy, “No Man of God,” has responded to Joe Berlinger’s email accusing her of attempting to discredit his two films centered on the serial killer to gain attention for her release.“It felt like he was trying to silence me, to let me know that his films and his work were more important than mine could ever be and it felt a little mansplain-y,” Sealey wrote to Variety in an email.Berlinger directed the docuseries

Elijah Wood hangs with co-star Luke Kirby at the premiere of their new movie, No Man of God, at Pier 76 in New York City on Friday (June 11).

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaJoe Berlinger is accusing Amber Sealey, the filmmaker behind “No Man of God,” a new film about Ted Bundy, of taking unnecessary potshots at the two films he previously made about the serial killer in an effort to generate attention for her movie.The indie director, whose credits include both the Netflix docu-series “Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes” and the drama film “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile” which starred Zac

Chad Michael Murray is officially the latest actor to play notorious serial killer Ted Bundy.

Chad Michael Murray is the latest actor to take on a killer role.

Chad Michael Murray would be cast as Ted Bundy in yet another reimagining of the serial killer’s life.The casting news comes just a couple years after Netflix viewers found Zac Efron unnervingly hot as Bundy — the killer behind 30 known murders in the 1970s.Now, Murray is set to star as Bundy in “American Boogeyman,” which “follows the elusive and charming killer and the manhunt that brought him to justice involving the detective and the FBI rookie who coined the phrase ‘serial killer.’

actually happened it makes the , tension, , or intrigue feel that much greater. Zac Efron is so convincing as serial killer Ted Bundy in Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, for example, that you might need to sleep with the lights on after watching. Or take the award-winning movie —the plot, about the Black women who played crucial roles in the Space Race, is inspirational on its own.

No Man Of God has been given a summer release date.The new film is the most recent project focused on the serial killer, following the likes of Zac Efron’s Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil And Vile and Netflix‘s Conversations With A Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes.Directed by Amber Sealey, No Man Of God will focus on the relationship between Bundy (Luke Kirby) and FBI agent Bill Hagmaier (Wood), the latter interviewing him multiple times over a number of years about his crimes.“The film is really

EXCLUSIVE:  AMC Networks’ RLJE Films has taken North American rights to the Elijah Wood and Luke Kirby dramatic thriller No Man of God, based on real transcripts and conversations between serial killer Ted Bundy and FBI agent Bill Hagmaier. The deal for the Amber Sealey-directed feature went down ahead of the pic’s Tribeca Film Festival premiere in June. The pic is now scheduled to hit theaters in August.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticWe may soon begin to run low on famous cases from the past to reframe into true-crime series. Following on recent series about the Night Stalker and the Ted Bundy murders, Netflix now drops “The Sons of Sam: A Descent Into Darkness,” about the Son of Sam killings in New York City in the late 1970s.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVA few years ago, before director-producer Joe Berlinger embarked upon making a docu series and narrative feature about Ted Bundy, he asked his daughters what they knew about the serial killer.

Vanity Fair published an in-depth look into Armie Hammer’s downfall following a social media firestorm about what the actor calls “bulls– claims” about him.One of the most damming revelations comes from unnamed sources that his ex-wife Elizabeth Chambers has been joking to friends that her former marriage is comparable to “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile,” in which Zac Efron plays serial killer Ted Bundy.

domestic abuse survivor has told how her violent ex-partner 'hid all her left shoes' in a bizarre bid to keep her stuck in the house.Lauren MacDonald first met John McMillan on a dating app in February 2017 and was immediately won over by his charm which she has likened to serial killer ‘Ted Bundy’.The 36-year-old, from Glenrothes, Fife, was blissfully happy until the brute began verbally abusing her within weeks and telling her what she could wear.In a bizarre bid to stop her leaving the house,

Ted Bundy, who was executed 32 years ago on Jan. 24, 1989 for stalking, raping and mutilating women throughout a horrifying period in the 1970s.But the bronzed bombshell’s fascination runs deep, leading her to pen a fictional novel, “Honeytrap,” which reimagines Bundy’s monstrous crimes with a twist.

Anyone with a Netflix account already knows that the platform has a monopoly on serial killer-themed entertainment. Two pieces on Ted Bundy, “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile” and “Conversations With A Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes,” made waves last year.

Crazy, Not Insane (★★★☆☆), an illuminating look at Dr. Lewis’ passionate explorations into why notorious killers like Ted Bundy and Arthur Shawcross, the Genesee River Killer, do the horrible things they do.Lewis personally examined Bundy and Shawcross, responsible for more than 40 murders between them, searching for their humanity, believing that murderers are made, not born.

“Crazy, Not Insane,” directed by Alex Gibney, which premieres Wednesday at 9 p.m.Based in New Haven, Conn., the 83-year-old has spent her life uncovering what makes a person become a killer. She’s interviewed and studied more than 100 adult and juvenile capital defendants and serial killers on death row, including Ted Bundy.“It’s not a choice.

The day before Ted Bundy's execution, at his request he spoke with psychiatrist Dorothy Lewis, an expert witness for his defense, for more than four hours. Of all the professionals he'd dealt with in the three and a half years since his arrest, he felt that she was the one who was interested in the why rather than the how of his murderous deeds.

Elijah Wood is set to portray the FBI analyst who studied serial killer Ted Bundy in the upcoming crime thriller No Man Of God.Set largely inside an interrogation room, the story is based on the real-life conversations between top behavioral analyst Bill Hagmeier and Bundy from 1984 to 1989, while the notorious murderer was on Death Row.The role of Bundy has yet to be cast, but Amber Sealey will direct from C. Robert Cargill‘s script.

Also Read: 'Come to Daddy' Film Review: Elijah Wood's Father-Son Freakout Is Less Than the Sum of Its PartsC. Robert Cargill wrote the script.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: Elijah Wood is to star as Ted Bundy’s FBI analyst in crime-thriller No Man Of God, which XYZ will be launching at next week’s Cannes virtual market.Set largely in a single interrogation room, the film is based on real life transcripts culled from conversations between FBI analyst Bill Hagmaier (Wood) and serial killer Bundy that took place between 1984 and 1989.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterComposers Emile Mosseri (“Homecoming” Season 2), Ariel Marx (“Ted Bundy: Falling for a Killer”), Faith Soloway (“Transparent: Musicale Finale”), Thomas Mizer and Curtis Moore (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” Season 3), Paul Leonard-Morgan (“Tales From the Loop”), and Nathan Barr (“Carnival Row”) will participate in a Q&A on June 29 at 5 p.m.

Three decades after Ted Bundy’s execution, filmmaker Joe Berlinger reignited interest in the serial killer with the back-to-back Netflix projects — the documentary,, and the scripted film,, starring Zac Efron and Lily Collins. 

Looking at photos of Ted Bundy now, it's hard to see what unsuspecting people saw in the 1970s.

While there may be renewed interest in and fascination surrounding Ted Bundy three decades years after his execution, there’s no forgetting that he was a serial killer, responsible for the deaths of 30 young women across the country. Amazon’s five-part docuseries,, reframes the narrative around the infamous serial killer with women in his life or affected by his crimes opening up on camera for the first time. 

In 2019, there was renewed interest in Ted Bundy thanks to two Netflix projects from director Joe Berlinger — the four-part documentary, and the scripted film , starring Zac Efron — both of which were released 30 years after the serial killer was executed in prison.