Given the success of Straight Outta Compton, it is maybe no shock that Common would hold searching for different musical sorts whose careers it chronicle. The newest topic? Rapper and leisure mogul Snoop Dogg.

Allen Hughes, who, with brother Albert, directed movies resembling Menace II Society and The E book Of Eli, is overseeing the film, which could have a script by Black Panther‘s Joe Robert Cole.

Snoop is totally concerned within the movie, granting entry to his music library and producing, although that in fact brings up questions as to how sincere it may be. And, within the age of Bizarre: The Al Yankovic Story, whether or not it will fall into any of the cliches that comedy parodies.

“I waited a very long time to place this challenge collectively as a result of I needed to decide on the correct director, the right author, and the best film firm I may companion with that would perceive the legacy that I’m attempting to painting on display, and the reminiscence I’m attempting to go away behind,” says Snoop in an announcement. “It was the right marriage. It was holy matrimony, not holy macaroni.”

“Snoop Dogg is among the most internationally beloved figures in hip-hop,” says Hughes. “There’s simply one thing about his power that brings individuals of all walks of life collectively. Snoop Dogg, not simply the artist, however the man and his model, has transcended generations along with his connection and attraction to audiences. His story is so genuine and totally inspiring, and to have the chance to inform his story permits me to return to the hood 30 years after Menace II Society, and say extra now than I may then.”

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