Rap icon Snoop Dogg is the most recent persona to leap on the biopic bandwagon, bringing his unbelievable story to the massive display screen.
The legendary West Coast rapper has joined forces with Universal Pictures, author Joe Robert Cole, who co-wrote the 2 Black Panther movies, and director Allen Hughes, the filmmaker of Menace II Society.
“I waited a long time to put this project together because I wanted to choose the right director, the perfect writer, and the greatest movie company I could partner with that could understand the legacy that I’m trying to portray on screen, and the memory I’m trying to leave behind,” Snoop stated in a press release.
“It was the perfect marriage. It was holy matrimony, not holy macaroni.”
Donna Langley, the chairwoman of Universal, is equally excited concerning the undertaking.
“Snoop Dogg’s life and legacy make him one of the most exciting and influential icons in popular culture,” she stated.
“We met with Snoop shortly after he acquired Death Row Records and had the opportunity to hear his story in his own words. We are humbled to be able to create the lasting document of this singular artist.”
Universal beforehand loved large success with 2015’s Oscar-nominated Straight Outta Compton, which grossed greater than $200 million. and acclaimed Emnimem biopic 8 Mile in 2002.
The upcoming biopic will characteristic a few of Snoop’s hottest songs, and it’ll even be the primary movie from Snoop’s Death Row Pictures, after he bought the model earlier this yr.
The 51-year-old beforehand hinted at the potential for releasing his “life story” beneath the Death Row label.
“I wanted to be the CEO of Death Row Records and basically take over the merchandise and re-release their music, do documentaries, and possibly do my life story,” he stated.
Snoop was set to go down beneath for his extremely anticipated tour dates in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in October, however he was pressured to cancel in May as a consequence of “scheduling conflicts”.
“Due to unforeseen scheduling conflicts, including family obligations and upcoming TV and film projects, Snoop Dogg regrets he is cancelling all upcoming non-U. S. tour dates for the remainder of 2022,” the assertion learn.
