FILE - Nicolas Cage arrives a tthe Premiere of Quiver Distribution's "Running With The Devil" at Writers Guild Theater on September 16, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. ( Photo by Joe Scarnici/FilmMagic ) LOS ANGELES - At long last, fans of Netflix’s “Tiger King” know who will play the enigmatic Joe Exotic in a live-action dramatization.
Variety reports that Nicolas Cage will take on the role of Joseph Maldonado-Passage, better known as Joe Exotic, the former Oklahoma zookeeper who is currently serving time behind bars for his part in orchestrating a failed murder-for-hire plot against his rival, Big Cat Rescue CEO Carole Baskin.