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Snoop Dogg Biopic Starring Jonathan Daviss to Begin Filming This Summer

4/16/2026

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Snoop Dogg and Jonathan Daviss (actor) introduced Universal Pictures' Snoop Dogg biopic at CinemaCon, with Daviss portraying Snoop Dogg.
Filming will begin in Los Angeles this summer.
A trailer is planned for next year.
The biopic chronicles the rise of Calvin Broadus Jr., known as Snoop Doggy Dogg, whose 1993 debut album Doggystyle launched his career.
Snoop Dogg is producing the film alongside Brian Grazer and Death Row Pictures.

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Snoop Dogg and Jonathan Daviss (actor) introduced Universal Pictures' Snoop Dogg biopic at CinemaCon, with Daviss portraying Snoop Dogg.
Filming will begin in Los Angeles this summer.
A trailer is planned for next year.
The biopic chronicles the rise of Calvin Broadus Jr., known as Snoop Doggy Dogg, whose 1993 debut album Doggystyle launched his career.
Snoop Dogg is producing the film alongside Brian Grazer and Death Row Pictures.