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Rob Lowe 'developing' Tiger King adaptation

Rob Lowe as Rob Exotic
Rob Lowe as Rob Exotic

Rob Lowe is in talks to star in a Joe Exotic project with American Horror Story creator, Ryan Murphy.

The 56-year-old actor and the 54-year-old screenwriter are discussing a scripted project based on Joseph Maldonado-Passage, aka Joe Exotic, the star of the popular Netflix series Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness.

Teasing the project on Instagram, Lowe posted: ''Rob Exotic. UPDATE: Ryan Murphy and I will be developing our version of this insane story. Stay tuned!''

Deadline also confirmed that the pair have had discussions about the project but stressed that it is in the ''preliminary stages''.

It was recently reported that Tiger King is coming back to Netflix for a one-off special.

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