After entering the screens of the documentary series "King of Tigers: Killing, Chaos and Madness" Rebecca Chayklin and Erica Guda in March of this year immediately began talking about that this story should be turned into an art series. After all, by popularity, the series overtook many art projects. In the first 10 days of the show, more than 34 million spectators were watched.
The main character - Joe "King of Tigers" Exotic - was the owner of one of the largest private zoos. When Zooaactivist and the owner of a competing zoo Carol Baskin, the exotic ordered her murder. And now serves imprisonment for it.
Full Justin Long, reviewing the documentary series, wrote in his Twitter that the one who would play the role of exotic, along with the role automatically receive a nomination for Oscar. About the willingness to fulfill this role was stated by DEKS SHEPPARD ("Grab and run", "went to jail") and Edward Norton ("Illusionist", "Alita: Battle Angel"). Joe Exotic himself, sitting in prison, said he sees in his role Brad Pitt.
But in the series about how the King of Tigers created his zoo, the role of Joe Exotic will be fulfilled by Nicholas Cage. For the actor, known for numerous movies in movies, it will be a debut in the television series. Cage will simultaneously be a producer of the project. The script creates Dan Lagan ("American Vandal"). The production of the series is engaged in joint Studios Imagine Television and CBS Television Studios.
However, Joe Exotics still has a chance to see Brad Pitt in the role of himself. A few months ago, a project from the UNIVERSAL studio was announced. It is known that the role of Carol Baskin will fulfill Kate McCinnon ("Spy, which threw me", "Ghostbusters" 2016). But the project is still under the search for a screenwriter.