The cast of Snoop, the biopic about Snoop Dogg, is coming together. Camron Jones will portray Tupac Shakur, while Lauren London will play Beverly Tate, the rapper’s mother. They join Jonathan Daviss, already lined up for the lead, and Myles Bullock in the role of Dr. Dre.
Directed by Craig Brewer, the filmmaker behind Hustle & Flow and Dolemite Is My Name, Snoop will chart the rise of Calvin Broadus Jr., who became one of hip-hop's leading voices under the moniker Snoop Dogg. The director is building the project from his rewrite of an original script by Joe Robert Cole.
The inclusion of Tupac Shakur among the film’s characters helps outline a key slice of the era the story covers. Snoop Dogg and Tupac rose together at Death Row Records in the 1990s and teamed up on 2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted. Beverly Tate also holds a pivotal place in the rapper’s personal history: she was the one who gave him the childhood nickname “Snoopy,” the origin of his future stage name.
Jonathan Daviss, best known for the series Outer Banks, will step into the shoes of Snoop Dogg. The project is being produced by Snoop Dogg himself, along with Brian Grazer for Imagine Entertainment and Sara Ramaker, president of Death Row Pictures. It marks the first feature developed under the pact between Death Row Pictures and NBCUniversal Entertainment. And expect the film to weave in music from Snoop Dogg’s catalog.
Universal Pictures has set the U.S. release date for Snoop for August 6, 2027. No French release date has been announced yet. The studio has also not disclosed the production schedule or the filming location.
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