Snoop Dogg biopic starring Jonathan Daviss set for August 2027
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A biopic charting the life and career of Snoop Dogg has been given a cinema release date of 6 August 2027. Universal Pictures confirmed the project last year, with director Craig Brewer (Coming 2 America, Hustle & Flow) attached and Outer Banks actor Jonathan Daviss cast in the lead role, marking a step forward on a film that has been in development since 2022.
Titled Snoop, the film is the first project under Universal's overall deal with Death Row Pictures, the rapper's own content label. It will be produced by Imagine Entertainment's Brian Grazer alongside Snoop Dogg and Death Row Pictures president Sara Ramaker, though plot details remain unconfirmed, leaving it unclear whether it will cover his whole career or a single chapter. The announcement follows earlier news that Snoop is also set to appear on-screen in a horror film from director Eli Roth.
- Snoop Dogg biopic Snoop set for cinema release on 6 August 2027
- Outer Banks star Jonathan Daviss cast in the lead role
- First film under Universal's Death Row Pictures deal; plot still unconfirmed
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Snoop Dogg, the American rapper and entertainer, has been a fixture of hip hop and mainstream pop culture since the early 1990s, and his life story has long been seen as a natural fit for a big-screen treatment. The planned film, backed by Universal Pictures and Snoop's own production label, Death Row Pictures, would trace aspects of his career. Craig Brewer, known for directing Hustle & Flow and Coming 2 America, is attached to direct, while Jonathan Daviss, best known for the Netflix series Outer Banks, has been cast in the lead role.
The project has been in the works since 2022 and is notable partly because it is the first film to come out of Universal's broader deal with Death Row Pictures, giving Snoop a direct hand in how his story is told on screen. Producers include Brian Grazer of Imagine Entertainment, Snoop Dogg himself, and Death Row Pictures president Sara Ramaker, though it is not yet clear whether the film will span his whole career or focus on a particular period.
Interest in the project sits alongside other recent news of Snoop's expanding on-screen presence, including a forthcoming horror film with director Eli Roth, reflecting a broader push into acting and film production beyond his music career.
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Originally published by NME as “Snoop Dogg biopic release date set for 2027”.