Rob Lowe is said to be in preliminary talks with Ryan Murphy to take on the role of Joe Exotic, the central figure in the wildly popular Netflix docuseries Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness, in a new scripted adaptation. According to Deadline, Lowe and Murphy are considering producing their own version of the Tiger King tale, though it's not currently known whether the project would take the form of a movie or limited series, as discussions are apparently still in the very early stages. Lowe teased the Tiger King-inspired project over on Instagram where he posted a series of photos dressed up as Joe "Exotic" Maldonado-Passage, wearing a blonde wig, baseball cap and cheetah print shirt. "Rob Exotic. UPDATE: Ryan Murphy and I will be developing our version of this insane story. Stay tuned!" Lowe wrote in the accompanying caption. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/04/03/tiger-kings-joe-exotic-wants-brad-pitt-or-joe-dirt-to-play-him-ign-now"] In real life, Joe is currently serving 22-years in federal prison for two counts of a murder-for-hire plot against Carole Baskin, the operator of Big Cat Rescue, and over twelve wildlife violations, including the killing of five tigers, per a report from The Washington Post. Joe is the central character in Netflix's Tiger King documentary, which has experienced a huge "lightning in a bottle" moment recently, as people continue to self-isolate and look for buzz-worthy things to watch. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=best-true-crime-shows-and-movies-to-watch-online&captions=true"] In our review of Tiger King, we called it "a fascinating and depressing look inside a community of big cat fanatics," which would make a worthy addition to the watchlists of "true crime fans hungry for something different." For more on the series, read our follow-up piece to find out what happened to the cast of colourful characters and take a look at our rundown of recommendations for other true crime shows and movies available to stream right now. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

A Canadian author and his family have spent their time in isolation recreating a makeshift, live-action tribute to the iconic Simpsons intro. The video subsequently captured the attention of The Simpsons showrunner Al Jean and was also shared by the show’s official Twitter account. Joel Sutherland posted the homemade homage to social media on Wednesday, which features his family clad in repurposed Halloween outfits and various household items standing in for crucial props. A recorder replaces Lisa’s saxophone and a hot dog becomes the crucial inanimate carbon rod. Check it out below:

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Kids: We're booooored! What can we do? Wife *cleaning basement*: What are we ever going to do with these Simpsons Halloween costumes we only wore once? Me: pic.twitter.com/6oLiyvdcWu — Joel A. Sutherland (@joelasutherland) April 8, 2020

Sutherland isn’t the only Simpsons fan using his time in isolation to celebrate the show; a fan recently made headlines down under by crafting meticulous custom Simpsons shirts for every team in the Australian Football League. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=simpsons-fan-designs-custom-guernseys-for-every-afl-club&captions=true"] In other Simpsons news, it’s been confirmed Disney will offer the first 19-and-a-bit seasons of The Simpsons in their correct 4:3 aspect ratio at the end of May. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Luke is Games Editor at IGN's Sydney office and would've written saxamaphone if he wasn't certain too many humourless lumps would regard it as a typo. Embiggen his Twitter followers @MrLukeReilly.

This week in Red Dead Online, jump into four new Showdown maps with Throwing Knives and Shotguns and get double rewards for doing so.

Actor Kevin Conroy will be returning to the world of Batman: The Animated Series, but with a slight twist. According to DC, Conroy will be performing a live reading of a new comic called Batman: The Adventures Continue. The reading will take place on Thursday, April 9 at 10am PST and will be broadcast on DC's Instagram page. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=batman-the-adventures-continue-art-and-toys&captions=true"] For those not familiar with The Adventures Continue, this new digital-first comic book series is designed as a continuation of Batman: The Animated Series. Along with an accompanying toy line from DC Direct, The Adventures Continue will introduce a number of major characters into the DC Animated Universe, including Jason Todd, Deathstroke and Azrael. The series is written by BTAS producers Alan Burnett and Paul Dini, with art from former Batman Adventures artist Ty Templeton. Batman: The Adventures Continue - Chapter 1 was released digitally on April 1. Chapter 2 is scheduled to arrive on April 15. While DC will eventually release print versions of the series, the recent shutdown of Diamond Comic Distributors will likely delay their release schedule. DC has said it's exploring a "multi-distributor model" in order to resume shipping new comics to stores during the COVID-19 pandemic, but so far no concrete plans have been announced. This is just the latest example of Conroy returning to his most iconic role. Conroy recently got the chance to play a live-action version of Bruce Wayne for the first time during The CW's Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/07/19/batman-beyonds-kevin-conroy-and-will-friedle-swap-lines-comic-con-2019"] For even more on the legacy of Batman: The Animated Series, find out how that show's version of the Batmobile inspired the car in Matt Reeves' movie The Batman. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

Since its initial launch back in November 2019, the Disney+ streaming platform has amassed more than fifty million paid subscribers worldwide. "We’re truly humbled that Disney+ is resonating with millions around the globe, and believe this bodes well for our continued expansion throughout Western Europe and into Japan and all of Latin America later this year,” said Kevin Mayer, Chairman of Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer. “Great storytelling inspires and uplifts, and we are in the fortunate position of being able to deliver a vast array of great entertainment rooted in joy and optimism on Disney+." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=disney-plus-spotlight-april-2020&captions=true"] Over the past few weeks, Disney+ has launched in eight countries, including the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria, and Switzerland. In India, the streamer "is offered in conjunction with the existing Hotstar service," which accounts for eight million subscribers according to a press release from Disney. In a recent interview with Barron's, Disney executive chairman Bob Iger revealed that subscribers should expect to see more of the company's theatrical content releasing earlier on streaming as a result of the current global crisis. So far, Disney has released Frozen 2 and Onward earlier than expected on Disney+, with Artemis Fowl to follow in the coming months. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/03/02/artemis-fowl-official-trailer"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] David Griffin still watches DuckTales in his pajamas with a cereal bowl in hand. He's also the TV Editor for IGN. Say hi on Twitter.

On this week's episode of IGN's PlayStation show, Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Max Scoville and Tom Marks to discuss Tom's Final Fantasy 7 Remake review. But before that happens, they discuss the surprise reveal of the PS5 controller, the DualSense, and all the details we learned about the PS5's new controller. Then, we dive into Tom's FF7 Remake review, discuss why we love the FF7 Remake gameplay, and a whole lot more. Watch the episode below! [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/04/08/ps5-dualsense-controller-reveal-ff7-remake-review-beyond-episode-639"] Have a That One Thing or Memory Card story to share? Write in to beyond@ign.com! [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-evolution-of-the-playstation-controller&captions=true"] Download or listen to the show on these platforms:

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Podcast Beyond! is live every Wednesday at 3 p.m. PT. For the latest on PS5, check out the PS5 full specs list, why we're excited about PS5's 3D audio focus, an analysis of what teraflops really mean for the PS5 and Xbox Series X, and check out images of the allegedly PS5 dev kit and controller. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jonathon Dornbush is IGN's Senior News Editor, host of Podcast Beyond!, and PlayStation lead. Talk to him on Twitter @jmdornbush.

Writer-director James Gunn dropped some clues about Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 during a Twitter watch party of the first film on Tuesday. When a fan asked  Gunn during ComicBook.com's Quarantine Watch Party whether Rocket Raccoon's origin would be part of Guardians Vol. 3, Gunn responded, “I’ll just say Rocket is a big part of what’s happening in the future – and a lot of this stuff (like the scars we’re about to see on his back) sets up what I’ve been planning for Rocket all along." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=marvel-phase-4-official-lineup&captions=true"] Gunn -- who has said in the past that Rocket is his favorite Guardian -- tweeted later during the watch party about the scene where the viewer first sees the cybernetic augmentations made to Rocket's body, calling the scene "One of my favorite moments in the movie. Rocket’s loneliness and disaffection is at the center of the franchise for me." Gunn further alluded to Rocket's past when he described the trilogy as being "about a group of outsiders who have all experienced childhood trauma - with the exception of Drax, who is the only one with a completely positive relationship to those who raised him." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/08/12/the-mcus-infinity-saga-ranked"] Whether we will actually see Rocket's past -- and the painful experimentation he once underwent -- or simply have new information or revelations made over the course of the story remains to be seen. It will be a while before we get those answers as James Gunn remains at work on The Suicide Squad, due out in 2021, before he segues to Guardians Vol. 3.

"I don’t want to be part of a long line of Batman movies where this is just another one," The Batman director Matt Reeves said in a new interview wherein he reveals the two Batman movies he admires the most and sheds light on what makes his forthcoming Bat-film different Speaking with Nerdist, Reeves heaped praise on the 1992 sequel Batman Returns -- "What Tim Burton did was really singular.” -- and Catwoman actress Michelle Pfeiffer. (Zoe Kravitz plays Catwoman in Reeves' The Batman.) “I love Batman Returns. Michelle Pfeiffer was incredible. I love it, I love it so much. It’s so incredible and she’s so incredible in it. I just think it’s such a beautiful movie," said Reeves. "I love the Penguin stuff when he’s going down the sewers as the baby. It’s just like, wow. This is the beautiful thing about Tim Burton at his best in that way that he’s got that connection into the fantastical that feels very, very personal.” [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=ranking-the-batman-movies&captions=true"] Reeves also singled out Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight as "incredible" and Heath Ledger's "indelible" interpretation of the Joker. But Reeves particularly responded to film's "profound" message about the terrifying and nihilistic aspects of human nature that Ledger's Joker represents. For his own Batman film, which is currently shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, Reeves loves the idea of exploring a Caped Crusader who's "not yet fully formed. Where there’s something to do in this context with who that guy would be in this world today, and to ground him in all of these broken ways. Because at the end of the day, this guy is doing all of this to deal with trauma in his past.” [ignvideo width=610 height=374 url=https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/02/15/the-batman-is-the-bat-symbol-really-the-gun-that-killed-his-parents] For more on Reeves' The Batman, learn what composer Michael Giacchino had to say about scoring the film, trace the origins of the new Batmobile, and what Zoe Kravitz had to say about new Batman Robert Pattinson.

Warning! Some spoilers for episode 7 of FX's Dev follow. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Once TV's most lovable government employee, Nick Offerman is probably best known for his hilarious antics as Ron Swanson on Parks and Recreation. In a surprising turn for the veteran actor, Offerman is currently starring in Alex Garland's (Ex Machina) moody sci-fi drama, Devs, as the head of a shadowy tech company in Silicon Valley. One of the most unusual aspects of Offerman's character, Forest, is not just his brooding demeanor, but also his shaggy outward appearance. IGN spoke to Garland and Offerman about how Forest's look came to be. "In terms of Nick’s look, it was a particular look," Garland told IGN. "I sent him a photo of an aging, balding, Californian hippie. And it was a particular thing of the long hair getting thin and very tanned. I saw him as a Californian of a certain age." For Garland, it was all about the "Silicon Valley" look, which he describes as "t-shirts, hoodies, ping pong tables, and s**t like that." For an exclusive clip featuring Offerman's Forest and Alison Pill's Katie from episode 7, check out the video below or at the top of the page: [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/04/08/devs-exclusive-episode-7-clip-featuring-nick-offerman"] Offerman sees his character's disheveled appearance as an essential part of the narrative. "For the clothing, given what’s happening in the narrative, [Forest] is no longer concerned with taking a bath or keeping his clothes clean or looking like anything other than a lived-in college kid," Offerman told IGN. "I really enjoyed the way I didn’t have to participate in the flash of the cool company. Forest is the sort of wizard of this particular Land of Oz, and is this distracted obsessed determinist with other things on his mind." If you haven't seen Offerman in this dynamic role, be sure to give Devs a watch. In our review of the Devs series premiere, we say, "Devs is groovy, quietcore sci-fi that hums with humanity, and at only eight episodes it seems to be adequately paced, with little room to fail or flail. It works on macro and micro levels, aiming to unsettle viewers with both what is shown and what is hidden." Episode 7 of Devs debuts on Thursday, April 9, exclusively on FX on Hulu. [poilib element="accentDivider"] David Griffin still watches DuckTales in his pajamas with a cereal bowl in hand. He's also the TV Editor for IGN. Say hi on Twitter.

Netflix has announced that its newest workplace comedy, Space Force, is headed to the streaming service on May 29. The new series will star The Office's Steve Carell, along with John Malkovich (Places in the Heart, In the Line of Fire), Diana Silvers (Booksmart), Tawny Newsome (Bajillion Dollar Properties), and Ben Schwartz (Parks and Recreation). The series will follow Carell's character, a decorated pilot who unexpectedly finds himself in charge of the newly formed Space Force. He and his team will be tasked with getting boots on the moon once again, and achieving "total space dominance." The full series description can be seen below. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=space-force-12-first-look-photos&captions=true"] "A decorated pilot with dreams of running the Air Force, four-star general Mark R. Naird (Steve Carell) is thrown for a loop when he finds himself tapped to lead the newly formed sixth branch of the US Armed Forces: Space Force. Skeptical but dedicated, Mark uproots his family and moves to a remote base in Colorado where he and a colorful team of scientists and “Spacemen” are tasked by the White House with getting American boots on the moon (again) in a hurry and achieving total space dominance." Netflix has also announced that Lisa Kudrow (Friends) has signed on the series to play Carell's wife, Maggie Naird. Her character is a "Washington Air Force wife who has sublimated parts of herself to her husband’s career for two decades. But as he takes on his biggest challenge, she is growing in a different direction." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/01/16/netflix-reuniting-steve-carell-with-the-office-co-creator-for-space-force-series-ign-news"] Originally announced in January 2019, the upcoming Netflix series was created by Carell and The Office creator Greg Daniels. It's unclear how many episodes have been ordered for the first season, but we can expect more details to be revealed soon. In the meantime, be sure to check out our list of the top 25 episodes of The Office. [poilib element="accentDivider"]

Andrew Smith is a freelance contributor with IGN. Follow him on Twitter @_andrewtsmith.