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Tara Reid in talks to play Carole Baskin in Tiger King film

Tara Reid is in talks to play the role of Carole Baskin in the ‘Tiger King’ movie.
The 44-year-old actress is eyeing the role of the Big Cat Rescue CEO, whose rivalry with zookeeper Joe Exotic is seen in hit Netflix documentary, ‘Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness’.
Tara’s manager, Philippe Ashfield, told the New York Post newspaper: "We are in talks with the producers and she is being considered, that is all I can say at the moment is casting is on hold."
He added: "Tara loves Tiger King and found the documentary extremely interesting. She feels she could get into the character of Carole Baskin very well … and she has a similar look to (Baskin)."
A number of ‘Tiger King’ adaptations have been planned as a result of the success of the Netflix show, with Nicolas Cage set to portray Exotic in a television series.
Meanwhile, Tara previously said she was delighted to get "older roles", having been known for playing younger characters such as Vicky Lathum in ‘American Pie’.
She said: "I’m finally getting to play older roles and that’s what I needed because I was kind of stuck. I looked too young to play the ‘mom’ yet I was too old for a ‘high school girl’.
"Everyone saw me as the girl from ‘American Pie’ but that was in my 20s and I’m in my 40s now. I’m grateful I had that moment but now I’m getting the chance to show another side of me.
"And now I have a great team behind me, I couldn’t have planned better things. It’s my time again and no one is taking it away from me."