Full Moon Features announced today that they have tapped John Reinke, the beloved bionic zookeeper and righthand man to Joe Exotic from the Netflix smash docu-series, Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness, to star in the outrageous comedy, Barbie & Kendra Save the Tiger King. Reinke co-stars with comedy legend Leslie Jordan (Will and Grace) who lends his voice to the feature. The film will make its worldwide debut exclusively on the Full Moon Features channel and app next Friday, May 15th.
“Two major things have blindsided us this year – the global effect of the pandemic and the surprising success of Tiger King,” said director and Full Moon CEO Charles Band. “Full Moon is the studio that never sleeps and so, as a response to both of these culturally significant events, we have come up with our own crazy comment on our times. Getting John and Leslie on board to play with us and help bring this ambitious project to life is both a thrill and an honor and we hope all of our fans dig what we’ve come up with.”
Synopsis:
The film follows ditsy American beauties Barbie (Cody Renee Cameron) and Kendra (Robin Sydney) after narrowly escaping the contagious catastrophe of Corona Zombies. Our favorite gal pals are now faced with their deadliest foe yet – social distancing boredom! Hooked on binge-watching a television show about a man and his tigers on a nature channel, the two ladies hatch the perfect plan to save the Tiger King himself! From the living rooms of Los Angeles to the wilds of Africa, our dynamic duo embark on a curve-flattening journey to free Joe from a fate worse than Carole Baskin!
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