Tiger King star Joe Exotic is set to beg Donald Trump to release him from his prison sentence with a presidential pardon.
04.05.2020 - 20:19 / variety.com
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.
The eight-episode series is being produced by Imagine Television Studios and CBS Television Studios. It will be taken to market in the coming days. It is based on the Texas Monthly article “Joe Exotic: A Dark Journey Into the World of a Man Gone Wild,” by Leif Reigstad.
Dan Lagana and Paul Young optioned the article through Lagana’s overall
Tiger King star Joe Exotic is set to beg Donald Trump to release him from his prison sentence with a presidential pardon.
A number of projects are in the works following the success of the Netflix series
Tara Reid is reportedly in the running to play Carole Baskin in an upcoming film adaptation of the Netflix documentary series Tiger King.
Nicolas Cage is going to play Joe Exotic in an upcoming “Tiger King” series adaptation, and Jimmy Fallon has the first footage.
Hundreds flocked this weekend to the reopening of Tiger King Park, the exotic animal zoo that was featured in Netflix’s docu-series “Tiger King” and previously owned by Joe Exotic.
By Ellise Shafer
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.
Joe Exotic isn’t wasting any time while in prison!
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.
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.
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 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.