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 - 20:49 / deadline.com
By Denise Petski
Senior Managing Editor
A scripted series centered around Tiger King‘s Joe Exotic with Nicolas Cage attached to star and executive produced is in the works, Deadline has confirmed. The project hails from American Vandal showrunner Dan Lagana, Paul Young (Key & Peele), Imagine Television Studios and CBS TV Studios. The eight-episode limited series will go to market in the next few days.
Based on the Texas Monthly article Joe Exotic: A Dark Journey Into the World of a Man Gone
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
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.
Nicolas Cage is reported to be set to play the role of Joe Exotic in an eight-part TV series on the Tiger King star.The 56 year old is said to be stepping into the shoes of the tiger-loving eccentric, 57, who shot to fame earlier this year following the release of Tiger King on Netflix.
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.
It will explore how the big cat owner lost himself to a character of his own creation
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.
By Denise Petski
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.