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Nicolas Cage will play the role of Joe Exotic in an upcoming scripted series based on the owner of the imprisoned zoo known as Tiger King.
The Oscar winner will take the lead role on a project by American showrunner Vandal Dan Lagana alongside Paul Young. It will be based on a Texas Monthly article titled Joe Exotic: A Dark Journey to the World of a Wild Man, by Leif Reigstad, according to Variety.
The eight-episode series will launch on the market in the coming days. The drama would be based on Exotic after an announcement last year.
Netflix’s documentary ‘Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness’ has had phenomenal success since its release in March, drawing more than 64 million viewers.
The story is reportedly centered on Joe Shreibvogel, an eccentric and exotic zookeeper in Oklahoma who struggles to maintain his park even at the risk of losing his sanity.
The series will live in the lion’s den with Joe, explore how he became Joe Exotic, and how he lost himself to a character of his own making.
The role marks the first regular television role of Cage’s career. The actor has been praised for his work in film, having won the Academy Award for Best Actor for ‘Leaving Las Vegas’ and earning a nomination in the same category for ‘Adaptation’.
Cage is known for his starring roles in such films as ‘Moonstruck’, ‘Raising Arizona’, ‘Face / Off’ and the films ‘National Treasure’ and ‘Ghost Rider’.
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