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See James Hetfield on set with Zac Efron for upcoming Ted Bundy movie

[Photo by: zacefron/Instagram]

Metallica's James Hetfield has joined the cast of the upcoming Ted Bundy thriller Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile, starring Zac Efron and Lily Collins, and we now have a first peek at Hetfield's character in the flick.

Read more: Zac Efron shares set photos from upcoming movie on serial killer Ted Bundy

Director Joe Berlinger shared the shot, with Hetfield playing Officer Bob Hayward, a “no-nonsense Utah highway patrol veteran who was the first law enforcement officer to arrest Bundy in 1975 after pulling the killer over and discovering burglary tools in his car, but wisely suspecting much worse,” as previously reported.

“A special day on set of our little bundy movie starring @zacefron and @lilyjcollins … @metallica is in the house as @james.hetfield @papa_het_ plays Officer Bob Hayward in the metal god's first dramatic role cleancut. Having one of my musical heroes in our film is pretty damn awesome.”

He'll be joining Efron, who is starring as Ted Bundy opposite Lily Collins, who will be playing Elizabeth Kloepfer, Bundy's longtime girlfriend. Plus, actress Kaya Scodelario will be playing Carole Ann Boone, Bundy's ex-wife, in the upcoming flick.

Plus, John Malkovich is playing Judge Edward Cowart, who presided over the murder trial.

Take a behind-the-scenes look at some on-set photos, featuring Efron, Collins and more, here.

Bundy was a serial killer, kidnapper, rapist and burglar who assaulted and murdered several women in the '70s. He was execued in the electric chair at Florida State Prison on Jan. 24, 1989 after confessing to 30 homcides that he committed in seven states between 1974 and 1978, although the true victim count will forever be unknown.

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil And Vile recently began production and does not yet have a release date.

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