Following the massive box office and critical success of Straight Outta Compton, I’m surprised an entire cinematic universe of West Coast rap biopics wasn’t launched. And I’m definitely shocked it’s taken so long for someone to get around to making a Snoop Dogg movie, but it’s finally happening.
THR reports that Allen Hughes has been hired to direct a biopic on Snoop Dogg. The film will be written by Joe Robert Cole, who is known for his work co-writing the two Black Panther movies.
Hughes is one half of The Hughes Brothers directing duo who teamed up on the classic Menace II Society, plus Dead Presidents, From Hell, and The Book of Eli. Allen went his own way and directed 2013’s Broken City.
Snoop Dogg has lived so many lives it’s hard to imagine the ground that a film could cover. Obviously, there’s his childhood growing up with nothing in Long Beach, to his gang affiliations and his breakthrough as a rapper as part of Death Row Records. Snoop would evolve from that to become an actor, comedian, TV personality, chef, and so much more. And he was high the whole time while doing it, basically becoming the unofficial spokesman for marijuana.
, Snoop Dogg has really done it all.
“I waited a long time to put this project together because I wanted to choose the right director, the perfect writer, and the greatest movie company I could partner with that could understand the legacy that I’m trying to portray on screen, and the memory I’m trying to leave behind,” said Snoop Dogg. “It was the perfect marriage. It was holy matrimony, not holy macaroni.”
Hughes added, “Snoop Dogg is one of the most internationally beloved figures in hip-hop. There’s just something about his energy that brings people of all walks of life together. Snoop Dogg, not just the artist, but the man and his brand, has transcended generations with his connection and appeal to audiences. His story is so authentic and utterly inspiring, and to have the opportunity to tell his story allows me to go back to the hood 30 years after ‘Menace II Society,’ and say more now than I could then.”
