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Snoop Dogg Biopic Sets Cast and 2027 US Release
A film about Snoop Dogg’s life is in production under the title Snoop.
Jonathan Daviss, known for Outer Banks, will play Snoop, and other cast members will portray Dr. Dre, 2Pac, Warren G, Suge Knight and Snoop’s mother, Beverly Tate.
The story follows people central to Snoop’s music career, including childhood friend Warren G and Dr. Dre, his signature collaborator.
Snoop was brought into Death Row Records by co-founder Suge Knight in 1992, and he and 2Pac became close friends in the 1990s.
The film is scheduled for US theaters on Aug.
6, 2027.
Craig Brewer will direct, and Brian Grazer will produce alongside Snoop Dogg.
The film adds Snoop’s story to a line of rap biopics that includes Straight Outta Compton, which followed N.W.A.
The Snoop biopic is scheduled to open in U.S. theaters on Aug. 6, 2027.
Jonathan Daviss will play Snoop Dogg in the film.
The cast also includes Myles Bullock as Dr. Dre, Camron Jones as 2Pac and Algee Smith as Warren G.
Craig Brewer will direct the Universal Pictures film, with Brian Grazer among its producers.
Snoop said at CinemaCon that it was his turn to tell his story after the N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton.
- Who
- Snoop Dogg and the cast and filmmakers behind the biopic. Jonathan Daviss will play Snoop.
- What
- A biopic about Snoop Dogg, titled Snoop, is set for release.
- When
- Aug. 6, 2027, in U.S. theaters.
- Where
- U.S. theaters. Production was announced at CinemaCon in Las Vegas.
- Why
- Snoop said it was his turn to tell his story after the N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Snoop said production was already in motion while speaking at CinemaCon in Las Vegas.
Snoop is scheduled to open in U.S. theaters.
- Title
- Snoop
- U.S. release
- Aug. 6, 2027
- Snoop Dogg
- Played by Jonathan Daviss
- Director
- Craig Brewer
- Producer
- Brian Grazer
- Dr. Dre
- Played by Myles Bullock
What people are saying
After my brothers told their story in Straight Outta Compton, it’s my turn
[Brewer] just showed us how hard it is out here for a pimp from Hustle & Flow.