Nicolas Cage is heading to television, and is playing a part he was seemingly made for. As a number of big name actors campaign to work on projects based on the hit Netflix docuseries, ‘Tiger King,’ Cage has agreed to portray Joe Exotic for an upcoming television series. The project is made by CBS Television Studios and Imagine Television.
In the first television role of his career, Nicolas Cage will be playing the role, many big name actors are currently dreaming about. The series about ‘Tiger King’ star Joe Exotic is based on a 2019 story published in ‘Texas Monthly.’ ‘American Vandal’ showrunner Dan Lagana optioned the story in June of 2019, well before ‘Tiger King’ became a phenomenon.
The ‘Texas Monthly’ story detailed the story of Joe Schreibvogel, his Oklahoma zoo, and rivalry between Jeff Lowe and Carole Baskin. The series will follow Joe Exotic as he fights to keep his animal park open at the risk of losing his sanity. As for Nicolas Cage, he now has plenty of research material for his upcoming role.