Nicolas Cage Says He Won't Play Joe Exotic as Amazon Shelves 'Tiger King' Project

Kelly Stafford, the wife of LA Rams' quarterback Matthew Stafford, has shared her frustrations as she struggles to write a letter to her husband ahead of the 56th Super Bowl.MORE: Super Bowl party essentials 2022: 17 must-have party supplies for your Super PartyMatthew helped his team, the LA Rams make it to the final of the 2021 NFL season and they will go up against the Cincinnati Bengals on 13 February at LA's So-Fi Stadium. But Kelly has now revealed that she is trying to write Matthew a letter that will "match this moment" but has come up blank.WATCH: Kelly Stafford shares 'struggle' with fans ahead of the 56th Super BowlTaking to social media, she posted a picture of her laptop set up in the backyard, writing that she was "taking a quick second to myself to write Matthew his SB letter" and that it "still feels weird to write that but damn does it also feel good".However she then posted a video an hour later, admitting that she is "trying to write this letter and nothing matches this moment".MORE: Super Bowl Halftime show star Mary J Blige rocks a risqué rhinestone mini-dressMORE: Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg to host the 2022 Puppy Bowl"I am struggling, I keep writing and deleting, writing and deleting, because nothing I can say can justify all that he has done," she shared, "and I'm struggling so maybe if you can all start thinking thoughts that I can write, then they'll somehow, through the universe, shoot over to me and I can get this letter done because I am stressing about it."Matthew was traded to the Rams in early 2021 and in his first season with the California team, he has led them to a 15-5 season.

Tom Brady has publicly shared how he wishes he were working this weekend - referencing his retirement after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were eliminated from the Super Bowl tournament.MORE: Green Bay Packers’ Aaron Rodgers wins NFL Honors' MVP for second year in a rowTom's wife Gisele Bundchen shared a gorgeous makeover shot on social media, revealing a glossy new haircut and her glowing natural beauty, and captioned the post: "Who is working this weekend? Let's do this!" WATCH: Tom Brady’s final touchdown of his NFL careerIn response, Tom wrote: "I wish I was!!" to which fans were quick to comment to share their love and how "football will NOT be the same without you".Tom confirmed his retirement after the Bucs' defeat from the Los Angeles Rams who will face the Cincinnati Bengals at the 56th Super Bowl on 13 February.MORE: Eminem, Dr Dre, Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg and Kendrick Lamar to headline Super Bowl halftime performanceMORE: Super Bowl party essentials 2022: 17 must-have party supplies for your Super PartyHe had an incredible 22-year career that saw him win seven Super Bowls with two teams, the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers."This is difficult for me to write, but here it goes: I am not going to make that competitive commitment anymore," he said in a statement.

Andy Cohen just met Anderson Cooper’s newborn son Sebastian Maisani-Cooper.

It seems looking the part of the knight in shining armor can help, especially when you’re Justin Bieber, 27 and a shooting breaks out at your after-party. In photos of Justin and wife Hailey Baldwin‘s arrival to the soiree at Los Angeles restaurant The Nice Guy, Justin looked protective and caring of his model wife, 25. He held her hand as they exited a limo, and placed a reassuring arm around her back as they walked as a unit into the event, unaware of the chaos yet to come that would ultimately leave three people injured.

Rihanna had never been shy when it comes to her showing off her sexy style, and the fashion icon proves it even while pregnant! Since announcing she was expecting her first child with A$AP Rocky, the “Umbrella” singer has been flaunting her growing baby belly in the most fabulous ensembles while out in public. As fan can’t get enough of the pop diva’s pregnant pageantry. a source EXCLUSIVELY told HollywoodLife why Rihanna isn’t planning on covering up anytime soon!

If you were hoping to see Kid Cudi on Kanye West’s new album, you may be in for disappointment…

The New York Times is being taken to the woodshed on social media for using the term “overrepresented” in an article on Asians in figure skating.

‘Pig ‘to open EdinburghThis year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) will open with the European premiere of Pig, starring Nicola Cage. The screening will take place on August 18. In the film, Cage plays a truffle hunter who lives alone in the Oregonian wilderness and must return to his past in Portland in search of his beloved foraging pig after she is kidnapped. The pic will be released in the UK by Altitude on August 20. EIFF runs August 18-25 this year.

Chris Smith is on a tear in the non-fiction realm, having directed “Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond,” “Fyre,” and “Operation Variety Blues: The College Admissions Scandal” in the past four years, while also serving as an executive producer of last year’s pandemic docuseries sensation “Tiger King.” His latest effort, HBO’s “100 Foot Wave,” follows surfing pioneer Garrett McNamara on his quest to conquer a mighty swell in Portugal; another project revolving around Robert Downey Jr.

Although actor Nicolas Cage has made dozens of movies over the past few years, it’s been nearly a decade since he appeared in anything that might reasonably be referred to as “mainstream.” In the intervening period, he’s become more meme than man, with his image morphing into a kind of cultural shorthand for eccentricity. Cage’s latest performance as a reclusive truffle hunter in Michael Sarnoski’s “Pig” doesn’t exactly break the trend, but it’s garnering attention as his quietest and most introspective in recent memory.

George Clooney before him — whose real-life hog apparently came between him and his former girlfriends — Nicolas Cage really, really loves his pig. In the movie “Pig,” the 57-year-old actor whose career has taken a turn for the weird, plays a shaggy, grizzled truffle farmer named Rob in the Pacific Northwest who has a deep affection for his prized swine.But don’t worry. “I don’t f–k my pig,” he assures us. Director Michael Sarnoski’s undeniably odd, but surprisingly touching drama starts with pignappers stealing his furry girl in the dead of night.

Nicolas Cage and wife Riko Shibata‘s love story involves flying squirrels. The Academy Award winner, 57, and his new wife, 26, made their red carpet debut at the premiere of the actor’s upcoming thriller film Pig on Tuesday, July 13 in Los Angeles, marking the couple’s first public appearance since they quietly tied the knot in Vegas in February. At the premiere, Nicolas recalled the moment he knew the relationship with Riko would work out.

's Joe Exotic's sentence has been vacated — but he will remain behind bars as he awaits resentencing.A judge for Oklahoma's 10th District Court has ordered the eccentric zookeeper — real name Joseph Maldonado-Passage -- to remain in prison until he is re-sentenced following his 2019 conviction in the murder-for-hire plot of animal activist, Carole Baskin, ET confirms. Maldonado-Passage was previously sentenced in 2020 to serve 22 years in prison for the plot against Baskin as well as other crimes, which included killing tigers to make room for more at this exotic animal park. According to the U.S.

Britney Spears' side in the early aughts, is apologizing.In referring to the pop star's bombshell testimony in her conservatorship case last month, Sam tweeted on July 14, "Just sitting here listening to that court recording,  if she hates me after she's free I won't blame her… I failed her, I was supposed to protect her from all this, I let her down and we both paid dearly for it – – head in hands..I'm so sorry."Just sitting here listening to that court recording, if she hates me after she's free I won't blame her… I failed her, I was supposed to protect her from all this, I let her down and we both paid dearly for it – – head in hands..I'm so sorrySam, who didn't detail how he "failed" her or how he was supposed to "protect" her, acted as

Joseph Maldonado-Passage, aka Joe Exotic, the subject of the wildly popular Netflix docuseries Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness that detailed the raconteur animal handler’s role in a murder-for-hire plot against rival animal-rights activist Carole Baskin, is getting resentenced for the crime.

Joseph Maldonado-Passage, aka “Joe Exotic” from Netflix’s “Tiger King,” has won an appeal of his prison sentence. Maldonado-Passage, who is currently serving a 22-year sentence for attempting to have his rival Carole Baskin killed, will be resentenced.

told Variety. “They felt at one point that it was lightning in a bottle, but that point has since faded into the distance and it’s no longer relevant.”Almost immediately following the 2020 release and rise of the Netflix hit “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness” — which chronicled the rivalry between big-cat wrangler Joe Schreibvogel Maldonado, a k a Joe Exotic, and his nemesis, Carole Baskin — there was a race to see who could create a program centered on the dueling enthusiasts.

Nicolas Cage was sure his wife was the one after learning about her unusual pets. ET's Lauren Zima spoke to the 57-year-old actor at the premiere of his latest flick, , and he revealed more details about his and wife Riko Shibata's love story.

It appears the pandemic-induced fever dream idea of having Nicolas Cage star as Joe Exotic in a TV narrative adaptation of “Tiger King” was just too good (or weird) to be true. According to an interview with Variety, Cage explained why he is no longer attached to the Amazon version of the Joe Exotic story.

It looks like Nicolas Cage won’t be stepping into the cowboy boots of Joe Exotic after all.  Following the immense success of the highly improbable Netflix documentary series "Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness" in 2020, the eclectic actor was tapped for an eight-part dramatization of the life of the series’ subject, Joseph Maldonado-Passage, better known as Joe Exotic. Cage was an obvious choice to take on the flamboyant 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.

Nicolas Cage and his fifth wife, Riko Shibata, are going strong! The lovebirds, who got married in Feb. 2021, walked their first red carpet together five months later on July 13. They attended the premiere of Pig in Los Angeles, and looks very much in love as they posed for photos. While walking the carpet, the two held hands, and at one point, they gazed lovingly into each other’s eyes. Nicolas wore a suit for the event, while Riko stunned in a black halter dress.

Nicolas Cage has revealed that he won’t be playing the role of convicted felon Joe Exotic as Amazon has reportedly shelved the “Tiger King” drama series. Amazon felt the series had become “past tense”, since “it took such a long time for them to come together,” the 57-year-old actor, an Oscar winner whose performances have been translated to thousands of memes, told Variety.

Nicolas Cage and his new wife Riko Shibata have made their red carpet debut as husband and wife. The couple posed hand-in-hand for the cameras at the LA premiere of his new film, Pig, on Tuesday night.Nicolas and Riko – who at 26 is 31 years younger than the Hollywood star – first met in her native Japan in 2020.

Amazon decided to shelve their forthcoming Tiger King adaptation.The project was reportedly picked up by the studio back in September, with Cage set to play the role of the controversial zookeeper Exotic.However, speaking to Variety this week, Cage confirmed that the Tiger King-themed series has been dropped for now.“We should clear the record,” Cage said.

John Cameron Mitchell was photographed in costume as Joe Exotic on Sunday.  The actor is starring in the upcoming Peacock series as the zookeeper who became famous from the Netflix series "Tiger King." Actress Kate McKinnon will play Carole Baskin and Kyle MacLachlan will star as Baskin’s husband, Howard. Mitchell filmed a celebratory PDA scene in front of a pet shop in Brisbane on Sunday.

Nicolas Cage will not be playing Joe Exotic after all.

Amazon Prime Video has opted not to proceed with a scripted series starring Nicolas Cage as the infamous Joe Exotic, subject of the hit Netflix docuseries Tiger King, Deadline has confirmed.

Chris Willman Music WriterComposers Atli Örvarsson, Mark Mothersbaugh and Mark Isham led the list of winners announced Monday for the annual BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards, with the three scorers picking up six, five and four trophies, respectively.Örvarsson, the Icelandic composer, is now up to 29 BMI honors with the six he adds this week.

2014 warned us all about the dangers of harming another man’s animal companion in “John Wick,” a standalone film featuring Keanu Reeves making approximately 500 kill shots in a 100-minute time frame; that film expanded into two more, plus another 500 kill shots per sequel, not including kill shots made by Reeves’ costars, a la Halle Berry. The moral of the story is that when you break into a home, don’t kill the dog.

2 min read Saturday Night Live (SNL) star Kate McKinnon, veteran actor Dennis Quaid and Hedwig and the Angry Inch star John Cameron Mitchell will star in the upcoming TV show about ‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic and filming is expected to get underway in Brisbane, Australia in coming weeks.

We don’t know what’s more awkward — the fact Tiffany Haddish had her first ever orgasm while looking at Nicolas Cage, or the fact she TOLD HIM ABOUT IT! LOLz!

So awkward! During a recent appearance on NPR’s It’s Been A Minute, Tiffany Haddish, 41, revealed that she was having difficulty working with Nicolas Cage, 57, on their upcoming film, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, because unbeknownst to him, he played a big part in her very first orgasm.

Dillon Passage has someone special in his life.

said to NPR Tuesday.The cheeky comedienne — who stars opposite Cage, 57, in forthcoming feature flick, “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” — said she felt compelled to tell the Oscar winner about her euphoric experience while on set in 2020.Initially hesitant to share her sultry story with Cage during filming, the “Bad Trip” actress said she struggled to reveal her explosive truth.“It was a debate,” she said of her inner conflict about sharing the anecdote. “‘Should I tell Nicolas Cage this? This is inappropriate.