{"id":30179,"date":"2025-06-10T21:17:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T01:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=30179"},"modified":"2025-06-10T21:17:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T01:17:13","slug":"jonathan-daviss-to-star-as-snoop-dogg-in-universals-biopic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=30179","title":{"rendered":"Jonathan Daviss to Star as Snoop Dogg in Universal&#8217;s Biopic"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>Courtesy of Netflix\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm6043149\/\">Jonathan Daviss<\/a>, the star of &#8216;<em><strong>Outer Banks<\/strong>&#8216;<\/em>, will be playing the role of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0004879\/\">Snoop Dogg<\/a> in Universal\u2019s upcoming biopic about the legendary rap star. Snoop Dogg himself will be producing the film, which is described by Universal as the \u201cdefinitive biopic about the entertainment mogul and icon. In addition to his role as Pope in &#8220;<em><strong>Outer Banks<\/strong><\/em>,&#8221; Daviss also starred in Netflix\u2019s teen black comedy &#8220;<strong><em>Do Revenge&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>and appeared in &#8220;<em><strong>Age of Summer&#8221;<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0and &#8220;<em><strong>Edge of the World.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><br \/><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0108132\/\">Craig Brewer<\/a> will be directing the project, the first in Death Row Pictures\u2019 arrangement with NBCU Universal Entertainment &amp; Studios. Brewer\u2019s previous directorial credits have included &#8220;<em><strong>Dolemite Is My Name&#8221;<\/strong><\/em>, &#8220;<em><strong>Hustle and Flow&#8221;<\/strong><\/em>, and the forthcoming &#8220;<em><strong>Song Sung Blue<\/strong><\/em>.&#8221; The will be revising a screenplay for the Snoop Dogg film that was written by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1963288\/\">Joe Robert Cole<\/a>, who scripted the two &#8220;<em><strong>Black Panther&#8221;<\/strong> <\/em>movies and one on O. J. Simpson. <br \/><br \/>In announcing the project back in 2022, Universal\u2019s head Donna Langley was quoted as saying: \u201cSnoop Dogg\u2019s life and legacy make 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.\u201d <br \/><br \/>Universal has produced several other biopics about musical legends, including &#8220;<em><strong>8 Mile&#8221;<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(2002) starring Eminem, which took in $250 million at the box office and won an Oscar for the song \u201cLose Yourself.\u201d Its 2015 film &#8220;<em><strong>Straight Outta Compton<\/strong><\/em>,&#8221; about the N.W.A. rap group, featured an appearance by Snoop Dogg as played by Lakeith Stanfield. That film took in $200 million and won an Oscar nomination for best original screenplay.<br \/><br \/>The Snoop Doggy Dog biopic will be overseen by a Universal SVP Production Development team that includes Ryan Jones and Tony Ducret. <br \/><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/author\/edward-moran\/\">Check out other articles by Edward.\u00a0<\/a><br \/><br \/><br \/><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Courtesy of Netflix\u00a0 Jonathan Daviss, the star of &#8216;Outer Banks&#8216;, will be playing the role of Snoop Dogg in Universal\u2019s upcoming biopic about the legendary rap star. Snoop Dogg himself will be producing the film, which is described by Universal as the \u201cdefinitive biopic about the entertainment mogul and icon. 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