Overview
- Universal announced a U.S. theatrical release date of August 6, 2027 for the film Snoop, a studio statement first reported on Tuesday, July 21, 2026.
- Jonathan Daviss is set to star as Snoop Dogg and Craig Brewer will direct from a rewrite of an earlier Joe Robert Cole draft, with producers including Snoop Dogg, Brian Grazer and Sara Ramaker.
- The studio and Snoop say the film will be rated R and will incorporate Snoop’s catalogue, and Snoop has said production was expected to begin this summer though full shooting plans and story scope remain unconfirmed.
- Snoop is billed as the first feature under Death Row Pictures’ overall deal with NBCUniversal, with NBCUniversal’s Mike Knobloch set to supervise music and Universal’s Ryan Jones overseeing the project for the studio.
- Universal’s recent box-office success with high-profile music biopics frames expectations for Snoop’s commercial prospects even as reporters note it is unclear whether the film will cover Broadus’s whole life or focus on a single chapter.