Joe Exotic Wants Brad Pitt Or David Spade To Play Him In Tiger King Adaptation

Warning: Contains Spoilers

For anyone who has spent many of their days in isolation binge-watching Tiger King (i.e. absolutely everybody), I think it’s fair to say that seven episodes just wasn’t enough.

Obviously, and understandably, the people want more – ideally in the form of a film adaptation starring a whole array of Hollywood A-listers. It’s not much to ask really, is it?

And while no such thing has been confirmed yet – although you’d better believe I’m waiting on tenterhooks for any and all announcements – it seems Joe Exotic wants in on the action, despite currently being behind bars.

Not just any David Spade though. Nope, Exotic specifically requested the Joe Dirt-era Spade, with Chaiklin explaining: ‘He would like Brad Pitt or David Spade to play him. He doesn’t refer to David Spade as David Spade — he refers to him as “Joe Dirt”.’

He then continued to offer up his own dream cast:

I know Woody Harrelson is [as] funny as that guy Joe. I was thinking Matthew McConaughey for John [Reinke]. The boyfriend – John Finlay – he got his teeth fixed and he said he liked Channing Tatum.

Spade also suggested reuniting Friends‘ stars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow to play Doc Antle’s wives, stating: ‘That would be great, wouldn’t it be? A little Charlie’s Angels back there?’

It looks like Pitt and Spade – and all of the latter’s other suggestions – might have competition though, because several Hollywood A-listers have already jokingly (or not, who knows?) expressed an interest in playing the eccentric zoo owner.

Primarily Dax Shepard (Hit and Run, Without a Paddle), who tweeted: ‘If I don’t get cast as Joe Exotic in the eventual biopic, Hollywood is broken.’

Edward Norton, Pitt’s Fight Club co-star, then got in on the action, telling Shepard to ‘step aside, pal,’ before adding: ‘You’re way too young and buff and you know it.’

Basically, loads of people are interested so can we please get somebody working on an adaptation ASAP?

Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness is available to stream on Netflix now.