LOUIS Theroux will finally go head-to-head with Tiger King’s Carole Baskin for a new thrilling documentary.
It comes 10 years after the legendary filmmaker, 50, followed Joe Exotic around GW Exotic Animal Park in his BBC show America’s Most Dangerous Pets.
Louis Theroux has joined forces with Carole Baskin for his new BBC Two documentary
Now Louis has bagged himself some screen time with Joe Exotic’s arch nemesis Carole, for his new documentary called Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exotic.
The show will explore what’s happened since Joe was sent to jail for plotting to kill her in 2019.
Louis’ production company, Mindhouse Productions, recently shared a snap of the pair on set.
Their official Twitter account wrote: “At last! @louistheroux finally meets @carole_baskin, a decade since first filming with Joe Exotic.
Louis met Joe back in 2011 when he filmed his documentary called America’s Most Dangerous Pets
Joe Exotic was the star of Netflix’s hit show Tiger King
Carole also starred in the eight-part series as his arch-nemesis
“A brand new documentary (with confirmed title) Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exotic.
“Coming soon to @BBCTwo and @BBCiPlayer #louistheroux #joeexotic #carolebaskin.”
Although Louis managed to chat with Joe back in 2011, it was only last year that his name become known worldwide.
Tiger King hit the world by storm after it premiered on Netflix during the first national coronavirus lockdown back in March 2020.
The eight-part series followed the life of Joe, a man who looked after a number of wild animals in his animal park in Oklahoma.
It also explored various aspects of his life including his three-way same-sex marriage and bitter ongoing feud with Carole, the CEO of Big Cat Rescue.
While Carole accused the zoo keeper of abusing and exploiting his wild animals, Joe alleged that she was the person behind her husband Don Lewis’ disappearance.
A year before the documentary hit our screens Joe was sent to federal prison for 22 years after being convicted of animal abuse AND hiring a hitman to murder Carole.
Speaking out about the 90-minute documentary, Louis said: “This is one of those quintessentially American stories, taking place in the heartland of Oklahoma, with a cast of characters almost too colourful and larger-than-life to be believed.
“I spent eight or nine days filming at the park back in 2011, over the course of three separate visits.
“I’d forgotten how much we shot until I went back into the footage during lockdown. It’s extraordinary how much was there.
“Since then the story just got stranger and bigger, and in going back at the end of last year I uncovered a real-life drama that took me in directions I never could have expected.”
Joe is currently serving a 22 year sentence in prison for animal abuse and trying to kill Carole Baskin
When Louis first met Joe, he never thought that he would currently be serving time in prison for hiring a hitman to kill the cat lover.
Although he did admit that she was constantly on his mind throughout filming.
He previously said: “Joe’s grudge against Carole preoccupied him when we filmed.
“He would rant about her, mentioning his belief that she’d had one of her husbands killed.”
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