A biopic of the legendary rapper Snoop Dogg is in the works at Universal. According to Deadline, the untitled project has tapped Black Panther: Wakanda Forever co-writer Joe Robert Cole and director Allen Hughes. Snoop is heavily involved in the project as a producer, alongside Sara Ramaker and Hughes. The biopic will include music from Snoop’s decades-spanning catalog.
Snoop said in a statement: “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. It was the perfect marriage. It was holy matrimony, not holy macaroni.”
Universal Filmed Entertainment Group chairman Donna Langley said: “Snoop Dogg’s life and legacy makes him one of the most exciting and influential icons in popular culture. 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.”
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