Snoop Dogg biopic under development at Universal

NEW YORK CITY: Snoop Dogg is getting a big-screen biopic.Universal Pictures announced on Wednesday that the studio was developing a film about Snoop Dogg's life, with the 51-year-old rapper producing. The film will be written by Joe Robert Cole, who co-wrote the two 'Black Panther' films, and directed by Allen Hughes, the filmmaker of 'Menace II Society.

'Universal previously turned the story of rap group N.W.A. into the hit 2015 film 'Straight Outta Compton' and also released the acclaimed Eminem biopic '8 Mile' in 2002. Cole said the studio 'has proven they can guide a movie like this to something special.'Donna Langley, chairman of Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, said she met with Snoop shortly after he acquired Death Row Records.

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