Common Photos has been engaged on a biopic about Snoop Dogg for a number of years now, and at this time they revealed that Outer Banks actor Jonathan Daviss will star because the Lengthy Seaside rapper – a lot to Snoop Dogg’s delight. The as-yet-untitled film shall be directed by Craig Brewer, who additionally co-wrote the screenplay with Joe Robert Cole, and options music from the storied rapper’s profession. Snoop Dogg, Brian Grazer, and Loss of life Row Photos president Sara Ramaker function producers.
Brewer’s earlier directorial credit embody Dolemite Is My Identify, Coming 2 America, and Hustle & Circulate, amongst different motion pictures. This upcoming biopic is the primary movie beneath Loss of life Row Photos’ total cope with NBCUniversal Leisure and Studios, because the label, Loss of life Row Information, expands right into a extra visual-focused realm. As for Common Photos, that firm was behind the 2015 N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton, by which Snoop Dogg was portrayed by Lakeith Stanfield.
Final 12 months, Snoop Dogg launched the long-teased Dr. Dre–produced album Missionary, which included options by Jhené Aiko, Eminem, 50 Cent, Technique Man, Jelly Roll, Sting, and extra. That LP adopted the 2022 full-length BODR, Snoop Dogg’s first solo album on the revived Loss of life Row Information.
In the beginning of 2022, Snoop Dogg carried out with Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige, and others throughout the Tremendous Bowl LVI halftime present in Inglewood, California. Revisit Pitchfork’s assessment of that televised efficiency celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of hip-hop.
