Jacob Elordi to Play Killer Gary Gilmore

Jacob Elordi is slated to embody convicted murderer Gary Gilmore in the upcoming United Artists film, "The Executioner's Song." The production is based on Norman Mailer's 1978 novel of the same name.

Gilmore, a career criminal, was paroled in 1976. He subsequently murdered two men during separate robberies in Utah. His case garnered significant national attention.

Gilmore became a sensation and was the first individual to be executed in the United States following a de facto four-year moratorium on capital punishment. Elordi will also produce the film.