Joe Exotic Scripted Series Starring Nicolas Cage Not Going Forward At Amazon

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Amazon Prime Video has opted not to proceed with a scripted series starring Nicolas Cage as the infamous Joe Exotic, subject of the hit Netflix docuseries Tiger King, Deadline has confirmed. The pr…

popularity, which has since dissipated. It didn’t go past the script stage, and, at least for now, it appears unlikely that the show would be shopped elsewhere.

The news, which Cage confirmed to Variety, comes as Peacock has started production on their Joe Exotic limited series starring Kate McKinnon as Carole Baskin and John Cameron Mitchell as Joe Exotic.showrunner Dan Lagana, centered around Joe Shreibvogel , an eccentric, exotic zookeeper in Oklahoma who fights to keep his park — even at the risk of losing his sanity.

The project was based on the Texas Monthly article “Joe Exotic: A Dark Journey Into the World of a Man Gone Wild,” by Leif Reigstad which Lagana and Paul Young optioned through Lagana’s overall deal at CBS TV Studios in June of 2019. Lagana, who was to serve as showrunner, executive produced with Brian Grazer and Samie Kim Falvey for Imagine, Young for Make Good Content, Cage for Saturn Films, as well as Scott Brown and Megan Creydt for Texas Monthly.

 

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BOOOOOOOOO!

Whichever Exec came to their senses:

Cage was perfect.

Who’s kidding who?

That’s too bad cause I was really look forward to Nicolas Cage in that role. I hope it goes forward!

This series better still happen

good stuff

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