US EditionSnoop Dogg Biopic in the Works, Due Out in 2027
Jonathan Daviss will portray the rapper in a Universal biopic directed by Craig Brewer, with Snoop Dogg, Brian Grazer and Death Row Pictures producing.
- On Wednesday, April 15, 2026, Snoop Dogg announced his upcoming biopic, titled 'Snoop,' during Universal Studios' CinemaCon presentation in Las Vegas, revealing that Outer Banks star Jonathan Daviss will play the rap legend.
- Director Craig Brewer is helming the project, which marks the first film under Death Row Pictures' overall deal with NBCUniversal Entertainment, following the studio's 2015 hip-hop success.
- Snoop guaranteed the film will be 'rated R,' telling the crowd he intends to 'get gangster with it' for authentic storytelling when production begins in Los Angeles this summer.
- Producers include Snoop, industry heavyweight Brian Grazer, and Death Row Pictures president Sara Ramaker, aiming to replicate the $200 million global box office success of 2015's Straight Outta Compton.
- With Hollywood currently prioritizing musical biopics, Snoop promised to return to CinemaCon 'next year' with a trailer, positioning the project as a high priority for Universal's slate.
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Snoop Dogg says biopic will come to theaters next year
Snoop Dogg at 19th annual TIME100 Gala. (Getty Images) The world has watched Snoop Dogg evolve over the years, and now he’s bringing his life story to the big screen in a new biopic called Snoop. Snoop announced at CinemaCon the film will be released next year. “After my brothers got to tell their story with Straight Outta Compton, now it’s my turn,” he said, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The rapper praised director Craig Brewer and promi…
Snoop Dogg biopic in the works, due out in 2027
A biopic of Long Beach's very own is in the works. Rapper Snoop Dogg announced at CinemaCon in Las Vegas that a movie about his life is headed to theaters in 2027. CinemaCon is the annual tradeshow for those in the movie theater industry. Snoop, whose real name is Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr., surprised attendees [...]
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