Cynthia Erivo to play Tupac Shakur's mother in Snoop Dogg biopic

Cynthia Erivo is bidding farewell to Oz and rolling up to California. The actor will star as Afeni Shakur, Tupac Shakur’s mother, in Universal Pictures’ upcoming Snoop Dogg biopic, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Outer Banks star Jonathan Daviss will portray Snoop, while Panic actor Camron Jones will play Tupac. In real life, the two musicians were label mates at Death Row Records and collaborated on tracks like “2 Of Amerikaz Most Wanted” and “Wanted Dead Or Alive.” The Snoop film will be directed by Craig Brewer, who has some experience with music biopics, having recently directed Song Sung Blue. Brewer reportedly wrote the latest draft of the script, taking over from Joe Robert Cole, who originally penned the screenplay. Details about the film’s storyline, including how much of Snoop’s life and career it will cover, have yet to be revealed. Will it explore his entrepreneurship and business empire, or his friendship with Martha Stewart? Who knows. Naturally, though, the film will include music from the rapper’s extensive catalog. Snoop and Death Row Pictures president Sara Ramaker are also on board as producers. According to Variety, the biopic is described as the “definitive biopic of the entertainment mogul and icon.”