Tiger King: Joe Exotic Would Like Brad Pitt or David Spade to Play Him on Screen

Joe Exotic, the central figure in the wildly popular Netflix docuseries Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness, has apparently revealed that he would like either Brad Pitt or David Spade to portray him in a potential scripted movie or TV show about his life. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Tiger King directors Eric Goode and Rebecca Chaiklin confirmed that Joe (real name Joseph Maldonado-Passage) had previously shared his casting preferences for a hypothetical biopic - without realising there is a Joe Exotic limited TV series in active development, with Kate McKinnon set to play Carole Baskin. "He would like Brad Pitt or David Spade to play him," Chaiklin claimed. "He doesn't refer to David Spade as David Spade — he refers to him as 'Joe Dirt.'"

#TigerKing = @DavidSpade Joe Dirt to #JoeExotic pic.twitter.com/JsvQgQVfSz

— BossLogic (@Bosslogic) March 30, 2020

At least one of these suggestions already has some support behind it, as several Tiger King fans have already identified the visual comparisons between Joe Exotic, the former G.W. Zoo owner who is currently serving a 22-year sentence in federal prison, and David Spade's cinematic alter ego, Joe Dirt, the janitor with a mullet hairdo, acid-washed jeans and a dream. Artist BossLogic even created a parody poster of a Tiger King and Joe Dirt mash-up. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/03/31/netflixs-tiger-king-murder-mayhem-and-madness-season-1-review"] Meanwhile, a whole host of other celebrity fans have been dream-casting themselves in various roles based on the hit Netflix series. Dax Shepard started the discussion by putting himself forward to star as Joe Exotic in "the eventual biopic," with fellow stars Edward Norton, Justin Long, and Jim Gaffigan also joining in on the casting conversation. The original Tiger King documentary consists of seven episodes running 40-50 minutes each and was released on March 20 on Netflix. In our review of Tiger King, we called it "a fascinating and depressing look inside a community of big cat fanatics," which would make a worthy addition to the watchlists of "true crime fans hungry for something different." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=best-true-crime-shows-and-movies-to-watch-online&captions=true"] For those that have already watched the hit show, read our follow-up piece to find out what happened to the colourful characters featured in the true-crime docuseries and take a look at our rundown of recommendations for other true crime shows and movies that are available to stream right now. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

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