At this time, in information we did not see coming however undoubtedly ought to have seen coming: Nicolas Cage is right here to fill the Tiger King-shaped gap in our lives by starring in a brand new TV collection about Joe Exotic.

The Oscar-winning actor shall be taking part in the eccentric zookeeper who shot to fame due to the documentary collection Tiger King on Netflix, in keeping with Selection.

Versus a documentary of footage and interviews, this shall be an eight-episode scripted collection. It’s being produced by Think about Tv Studios and CBS Tv Studios and relies on the Texas Month-to-month article “Joe Exotic: A Darkish Journey Into the World of a Man Gone Wild,” by Leif Reigstad, which CBS optioned in June 2019. Dan Lagana (American Vandal, Deadbeat) is ready to be the author, showrunner and government producer, whereas Nicolas Cage can even government produce in addition to star within the present.

For those who do not know the story – which, contemplating Tiger King raked in an estimated 34.three million viewers in simply its first 10 days when it was launched in March, most likely is not lots of you – it centres round gun-toting zookeeper Joe Schreibvogel, AKA Joe Exotic, who fights to maintain his Oklahoma park in any respect prices. The collection will ‘reside within the lion’s den with Joe, discover how he turned Joe Exotic, and the way he misplaced himself to a personality of his personal creation’, in keeping with Selection.

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