Nicolas Cage To Star As ‘Tiger King’s Joe Exotic In Series In Works From ‘American Vandal’ Showrunner

When Netflix first debuted "Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness" back in March, the docuseries captured 34 million US viewers in the first 10 days of its release. With many people stuck at home due to the coronavirus quarantine, they turned to their TVs and tuned into the story of Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin, two large cat enthusiasts with an intense rivalry.

A number of projects are in the works following the success of the Netflix series

"Netflix made all the money on that"

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.

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 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

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.

Ain’t no party like a coronavirus pandemic party?

Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness was released in March. And in the past few weeks, the true-crime series has managed to break the internet. It has taken the internet by storm and people can’t stop talking about it. Following the docu-series’ overwhelming success, various celebrities are coming forward in support of the big cats, Variety reported. The list includes Joker actor Joaquin Phoenix, who has urged the US Government to pass The Big Cat Public Safety Act.

By Justin Kroll

US band The Offspring have covered the song Here Kitty Kitty, which features in the hit Netflix documentary Tiger King.