Overview
- Universal announced the Aug. 6, 2027 theatrical release on Tuesday, placing Snoop against other summer openings including Disney’s The Bluey Movie.
- Jonathan Daviss is cast as Snoop Dogg and Craig Brewer will direct from his rewrite of an original script by Joe Robert Cole.
- Producers include Snoop Dogg, Brian Grazer and Death Row Pictures president Sara Ramaker, and NBCUniversal executives will oversee the project’s music and development.
- The studio says the film will use Snoop’s catalogue, and Snoop told a trade crowd the movie will be rated R, though full plot scope has not been disclosed.
- Snoop said production was expected to begin in summer 2026, but Universal has not publicly confirmed a production start or detailed shooting schedule.