Joe Exotic's Husband Dillon Passage Surprised by Nicolas Cage Casting, Has Ideas for Who Should Play Him

Nicolas Cage is going to play Joe Exotic in an upcoming “Tiger King” series adaptation, and Jimmy Fallon has the first footage.

Frankie Grande is blessing fans with a new musical parody, based on the wildly popular Netflix docuseries “Tiger King”, which has taken the Internet by storm.

It's been just over a month since the world began its obsession with Joe Exotic, Carole Baskin, and the wild Netflix documentary Tiger King.

Diplo really found his spirit animal in Tiger King star Joe Exotic. The similarities between the two -- charismatic blondes guided by their passion for music and relentless pursuit of success -- are indeed real.It thus makes sense that Diplo is bummed that he wasn't tapped to play Joe in the upcoming scripted television show based on the seedy, bats--t crazy Tiger King saga, with the role instead going to Nicolas Cage.But this doesn't mean Diplo isn't tracking time on the big screen.

Ever since it was announced that Nicolas Cage will play the role of Tiger King’s Joe Exotic in an upcoming scripted series, fans have been flipping out. They think it a “brilliant” casting and couldn’t be more excited to watch the show. The actor will feature as the eccentric zookeeper, whose real name is Joseph Allen Maldonado-Passage, in an eight-episode series. This will mark Cage’s debut in the Television industry. The makers have not announced the title of the upcoming show yet.

In news that is both surprising and also not at all: Nicolas Cage is making his regular televison debut in the role of Tiger King super star, Joe Exotic in an upcoming eight-part scripted series.

If you can't get enough of , you're in for a treat!

LOS ANGELES — Nicolas Cage is set to star in a scripted series centred on Joe Exotic, the subject of the Netflix docuseries Tiger King, Variety has learned exclusively.

After months of rabid Tiger King fans wondering which actor would play the in the inevitable scripted series, it seems we now have our answer, and that answer makes perfect sense: Nicolas Cage.According to a report by , a new eight-episode scripted series is in the works but it's not is based on the Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness, which while the world had just begun quarantining.

Nicolas Cage is set to play eccentric zoo owner Joe Exotic in a new adaptation of Netflix’s breakout documentary series Tiger King.

He’s uncaged now.

At long last, fans of Netflix’s “Tiger King” know who will play the enigmatic Joe Exotic in a live-action dramatization. Variety reports that Nicolas Cage will take on the role of Joseph Maldonado-Passage, better known as Joe Exotic, the former Oklahoma zookeeper who is currently serving time behind bars for his part in orchestrating a failed murder-for-hire plot against his rival, Big Cat Rescue CEO Carole Baskin.

Nicolas Cage is getting exotic for his first-ever television role.

Dax Shepard campaigned. Edward Norton tossed his hat into the ring. We at TV Guide even gave our dream suggestions. But only one man could come out on top in the battle for which member of Hollywood would get to portray Tiger King's Joe Exotic first, and the honor has officially gone to Nicolas Cage, which feels right.

Nicolas Cage will tackle his greatest role to date – Joe Exotic.

Break out the guitar and the guns. Nicolas Cage will lead a new scripted TV series as Joe Exotic, the subject of the Netflix docuseries Tiger King, CBS TV Studios announced on Monday, May 4. The eight-episode limited series has not yet landed at a network.