Universal Pictures‘ Snoop Dogg biopic is blazing a path toward bringing the rap legend’s life to the screen.
The studio announced Tuesday that Snoop is set for theatrical release on Aug. 6, 2027. Jonathan Daviss, known for his role on the Netflix series Outer Banks, is set to star in the movie that will depict Calvin Broadus Jr.’s eventful path to fame as hip-hop icon Snoop Dogg.
Craig Brewer (Song Sung Blue, Hustle & Flow) helms the film and revised the script that had an initial draft from Joe Robert Cole. Producers include Snoop Dogg, Imagine Entertainment’s Brian Grazer and Death Row Pictures president Sara Ramaker. This will be the first project through Death Row Pictures’ overall deal with NBCUniversal Entertainment & Studios.
Snoop Dogg is a 17-time Grammy-nominated artist who has also become a television and film mainstay. His debut album, Doggystyle, bowed in 1993 from Death Row Records and counts Dr. Dre as the sole producer, spawning the hit singles “What’s My Name?” and “Gin and Juice.”
Universal’s previous movies about notable hip-hop artists include 2015’s Oscar-nominated Straight Outta Compton, which surpassed $200 million at the global box office and features LaKeith Stanfield as Snoop.
Daviss, who also appeared in the Netflix feature Do Revenge, joined Snoop Dogg on the stage at CinemaCon earlier this year to tease the film’s progress.
“After my brothers got to tell their story with Straight Outta Compton, now it’s my turn,” the rapper told the crowd about the studio’s N.W.A movie. “My director, Craig Brewer, he just showed us how hard it is out here for a pimp from Hustle & Flow. And then last year, he got us all singing ‘Sweet Caroline.’”
Snoop added about the film, “My movie is going to be rated R, I guarantee that. So get your parents’ permission.”
