Kevin Bacon has revealed that he wants to play Joe Exotic in a movie adaptation of Netflix documentary Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem And Madness.
The 61-year-old actor admits he'd play the part of the flamboyant zoo owner turned convicted criminal "in a second".
During an appearance on US chat show Today, Bacon said he first thought about the role after his wife, Kyra Sedgwick, asked him while he was watching the documentary.
He recalled telling her: ''This is an amazing show. I said, 'The reason that I'm watching this show is because these are the kind of characters I get asked to play.'
''This is my type of guy, you know, so listen, fingers crossed!''
Bacon recently campaigned for the gig on Twitter, sharing a mocked-up photo of his face on Joe's body.
Kevin wrote: ''I saw Tiger King, and now I bet you can't unseen this.
''Bacon Exotic might have a nice ring to it?''
Along with Bacon, Cillian Murphy, David Spade, Billy Bob Thornton and Orlando Bloom have all been tipped to play the leading man.
A spin-off series focusing on Big Cat Rescue founder Carole Baskin is also in the works, starring Kate McKinnon as Baskin, who is also an executive producer on the project.
