Louis Theroux wants new Joe Exotic documentary to be “closer to the truth and less caricature-ish”
nme.comTiger King star Joe Exotic, promising to be “closer to the truth”.The documentary filmmaker has returned to America to make a new feature-length film about Exotic for the BBC, after the pair meeting a decade ago when Theroux was making America’s Most Dangerous Pets.After Theroux was filmed meeting Exotic’s nemesis Carole Baskin last week, the lauded filmmaker has now teased what to expect from the new show.Speaking to PA, Theroux said he wants his new documentary to be “closer to the truth and less caricature-ish” than Tiger King, in order “to understand who the real Joe Exotic is”.He added that he wants to present Baskin and Exotic as “real people involved in a real crime” instead of “fictional characters”.“It’s an extraordinary situation.
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