Cage’s Exotic series (so far unnamed) is based on the 2019 Texas Monthly article about the eccentric zookeeper. McKinnon’s series, on the other hand, is based on Wondery’s Joe Exotic podcast.

Nicolas Cage: 'Joe' among most memorable roles By COLLEEN BARRY, Associated Press | Posted - Aug. 30, 2013 at 10:08 a.m.

Nicolas Cage, who can do no wrong (fight me on this, and I'll destroy you) but still needed a win on the public perception front, surprised critics with his portrayal of Joe because of how complex ...

Nicolas Cage Will Play Joe Exotic A Adrianna Freedman We should have seen it comingif anyone was ever perfect to play the most eccentric real-life figure to hit the mainstream public in years, it ...

GREENE: That's Nicolas Cage as Joe. And the best way to keep from hurting people, he finds, is to not get involved with them, until he meets a teenage boy, played by Tye Sheridan, in need of help.

No sweat off Maldonado's back, who claims to always have preferred Spade to Cage. Ditto for Mitchell, but Maldonado hasn't voiced his approval or disapproval of Bowen Yang's impersonation of him ...