Jacob Elordi to Play Criminal Demanding the Death Penalty

Oscar nominee Jacob Elordi (“Frankenstein,” “Euphoria”) will star in “The Executioner’s Song,” a new adaptation of Norman Mailer’s novel of the same name.

Elordi will portray Gary Gilmore, a real-life criminal convicted of robbery and two murders in the 1970s. Gilmore refused to appeal his sentence and demanded to be executed by firing squad. His execution in 1977 was the first carried out in the United States since 1967.

Mailer’s novel won the Pulitzer Prize. Its first and only screen adaptation was released in 1982, with Tommy Lee Jones playing Gilmore. The new film has yet to secure a director and is being produced by United Artists.

Elordi was recently seen in Ridley Scott’s “The Dog Stars,” the final season of “Euphoria,” and “Wuthering Heights.” He is currently filming “The Scapegoat” for A24 and director Ari Aster.

Source: Film.ru