Jonathan Daviss, an actor who broke out as a star for Netflix’s Outer Banks sequence, has been solid as Calvin “Snoop Dogg” Broadus in an upcoming biopic. The biopic shall be directed by Craig Brewer, and Snoop Dogg’s Dying Row Footage is listed as one of many producers for the mission.

Deadline solely studies that Jonathan Daviss, 25, was solid shortly after Brewer was named because the biopic’s director. Brewer broke out as a director for his 2005 movie, Hustle & Circulation, and likewise directed Dolemite Is My Title starring Eddie Murphy, together with Coming 2 America, additionally starring Murphy.

The untitled biopic will look at Snoop Dogg’s rise from his early days in Lengthy Seashore, Calif., to linking with Dr. Dre and Dying Row Data, forward of his present standing as a popular culture icon. The movie is the primary mission to emerge from Dying Row Footage’ ongoing cope with NBCUniversal Leisure & Studios. This extends Snoop’s longstanding partnership with NBCUniversal because the Doggfather will return as a choose for the twenty eighth season of The Voice.

A launch date for the biopic has not been introduced.

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