Who Would Star In The 'Tiger King' Movie?
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Vote up the best casting choices for the Tiger King movie.
With the Tiger King documentary taking over social media, it was inevitable that talk would turn to who could play the eccentric people in the show in a possible movie. We've rounded up the best options for which celebrities could pull off Joe Exotic, Carole Baskin, and the rest of the Tiger King cast.
On May 4, 2020, Variety announced that Nicolas Cage was chosen to play Joe Exotic in the upcoming scripted series.
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Matthew McConaughey As John Reinke
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J.K. Simmons As Rick Kirkham
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Dean Winters As Jeff Lowe
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Jeff Goldblum As Howard Baskin
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Channing Tatum As John Finlay
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Haley Joel Osment As James Garretson
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Aaron Eckhart As Erik Cowie
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John C. Reilly As Bhagavan 'Doc' Antle
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J. Smith-Cameron As Carole Baskin
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Adam Driver As Travis Maldonado
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Danny McBride as Joe Exotic
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