Kevin Bacon: 'I'd play Joe Exotic in a second'

Kevin Bacon has said goodbye to one of his most iconic "Footloose" dances. In the popular 1980s flick, Bacon performs a particularly angsty dance in an empty warehouse to the song "Never" by Moving Pictures, which is also featured on the movie's soundtrack.

With rumours circulating that Nicolas Cage is set to star as Joe Exotic in a new eight part scripted series on the Tiger King, there is one Scottish contender who thinks he would be perfect for the role.

Variety is reporting that Nicolas Cage is attached to play the role of Joe Exotic in a scripted series which will run for eight episodes produced by Imagine Television Studios and CBS Television Studios. The trade says that the series, which is set to be Cage’s first ever, will be based on the article “Joe Exotic: A Dark Journey Into the World of a Man Gone Wild,” by Leif Reigstad.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

Nicolas Cage is set to take on the role of Joe Exotic aka the Tiger King!

Nicolas Cage is set to star in a scripted series centered on Joe Exotic, the subject of the Netflix docuseries “Tiger King,” Variety has learned exclusively.

Kyra Sedgwick is sharing what she and her husband, Kevin Bacon, have been up to in quarantine amid the coronavirus pandemic. Sedgwick, 54, recently spoke to People magazine, explaining what her life currently looks like at home with Bacon, 61.