Doggfather Part One: Snoop Dogg To Get “Definitive” Biopic Treatment From Universal Pictures
Pour out some gin and juice: Snoop Dogg is the latest rapper to get a movie about his life made.
Universal Pictures is developing a film about the life of the rapper/singer/songwriter/entrepreneur/record producer/media personality/DJ/actor. Snoop’s own Death Row Pictures will produce and distribute the film, which will see Allen Hughes (Menace II Society) directing from a script by Joe Robert Cole, who co-wrote Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
“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 said in a statement. “It was the perfect marriage. It was holy matrimony, not holy macaroni.”
The film will use Snoop’s extensive catalog of hits, and will be the first movie made under the Death Row imprint. Snoop is producing along with Sara Ramaker.
This isn’t Universal’s first hip-hop biopic: 2015’s Straight Outta Compton, about the origins of the legendary N.W.A., grossed over $200 million worldwide and was nominated for a best original screenplay Oscar.
“Snoop Dogg’s 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,” said Universal Filmed Entertainment Group chairman Donna Langley.
Snoop’s career spans three decades and he has worked in many facets of the entertainment industry. His debut came in 1992 when he was featured on Dr. Dre’s debut single, “Deep Cover”, and then on Dre’s landmark debut solo album, “The Chronic.” He has sold more than 35 million albums worldwide, is a 17-time Grammy nominee and an Emmy winner. He was recently seen hunting vampires in the Jamie Foxx vehicle Day Shift, on Netflix.