Snoop Dogg biopic will hot box theaters next summer

Universal has been rolling up this biopic since 2022, when it was set up to be the first production under the Death Row Pictures banner, a film arm of the legendary rap label that launched after Snoop acquired Death Row Records that year. The imprint has yet to release a film—though its merch store is up—meaning the Snoop Dogg story can still be the first. However, it’s unclear if the originally announced writer, Joe Robert Cole, who also co-wrote the two Black Panther movies, is still penning the screenplay. The plot of the biopic is also still up for grabs. Though the film is said to start filming this summer, it’s unknown whether this is an all-encompassing music biopic that will include the time that Snoop changed his name to Snoop Lion for a few years or focus on one specific point in his nearly 40-year career.

The Snoop Dogg movie is scheduled to open on August 6, 2027.