Jonathan Daviss, an actor who broke out as a star for Netflix’s Outer Banks series, has been cast as Calvin “Snoop Dogg” Broadus in an upcoming biopic. The biopic will be directed by Craig Brewer, and Snoop Dogg’s Death Row Pictures is listed as one of the producers for the project.
Deadline exclusively reports that Jonathan Daviss, 25, was cast shortly after Brewer was named as the biopic’s director. Brewer broke out as a director for his 2005 film, Hustle & Flow, and also directed Dolemite Is My Name starring Eddie Murphy, along with Coming 2 America, also starring Murphy.
The untitled biopic will examine Snoop Dogg’s rise from his early days in Long Beach, Calif., to linking with Dr. Dre and Death Row Records, ahead of his current status as a pop culture icon. The film is the first project to emerge from Death Row Pictures’ ongoing deal with NBCUniversal Entertainment & Studios. This extends Snoop’s longstanding partnership with NBCUniversal as the Doggfather will return as a judge for the 28th season of The Voice.
A release date for the biopic has not been announced.
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Jonathan Daviss Cast As Snoop Dogg In Upcoming Biopic
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