Snoop Dogg Biopic Finds Its Nate Dogg And Kurupt
EXCLUSIVE: Layla DeLeon Hayes, Olly Sholotan, Corey Champagne and Jonica Booth is set to portray are set to join the cast of Snoop, Universal Pictures’ definitive biopic of entertainment mogul and icon, Snoop Dogg. DeLeon Hayes will portray Shante Broadus, Snoop’s wife, Sholotan will play rapper Kurupt, Champagne will portray Nate Dogg and Booth is playing The Lady of Rage.
Craig Brewer is set to direct the film based on his rewrite of Joe Robert Cole’s original script. Brewer most recently directed Song Sung Blue for Universal’s specialty studio Focus Features. Snoop Dogg and Death Row Pictures president Sara Ramaker will produce. Imagine Entertainment’s Brian Grazer and Allan Mandelbaum will produce.
After coming out of Long Beach, CA, Snoop Dogg turned into not only one of the biggest rappers of the 90s but one of the biggest pop culture icons by the end of the decade.
Michael Beugg and Jeb Brody will executive produce. The film will incorporate music from Snoop’s vast catalogue. Senior Vice President of Production Development Ryan Jones and Director of Development Tony Ducret will oversee the project for the Studio.
The film is the first project under Death Row Pictures’ overall deal with NBCUniversal Entertainment. Long revered as a visual powerhouse, Death Row Records now embarks on an ambitious new chapter with the expansion of Death Row Pictures. This strategic evolution cements the brand’s influence beyond music, ushering in a new era of innovative onscreen storytelling.
DeLeon Hayes is represented by Industry Entertainment and Toczek Suddleson Law Group LLP, Sholotan is represented by Buchwald, PIZA, and Gang, Tyre, Ramer, Brown & Passman, Champagne is represented by Innovative Artists, CT Media, and attorney John Meigs and Booth is represented by Stewart Talent, ColorCreative, Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole.
