The biopic will be helmed by Hustle & Flow and Coming 2 America director Craig Brewer, who is also revising the script originally written by Joe Robert Cole.

Jonathan Daviss has been cast in the lead role of Snoop Dogg in the upcoming film about the hip-hop legend for Universal. Daviss and Snoop Dogg confirmed the casting in separate posts shared to Instagram on Monday. "Let's go nefew !! it's time," Snoop Dogg captioned his post, tagging Daviss.

Jonathan Daviss, best known for his role in Outer Banks series, is set to play Snoop Dogg in his biopic which is being directed by Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow). The Universal Pictures' film will focus on the actor-record producer's rise to becoming an iconic star in the entertainment industry.