Cynthia Erivo To Play Tupac Shakur's Mother In Snoop Dogg Biopic

Cynthia Erivo has been cast in the upcoming biopic about Snoop Dogg.

Universal Pictures confirmed on Wednesday (November 4) that the Wicked star is set to portray Afeni Shakur, the mother of rapper Tupac Shakur, in the upcoming biopic Snoop. Directed by Craig Brewer, the film features a star-studded cast, including Jonathan Daviss as Snoop Dogg, Lauren London as Snoop's mother Beverly Tate, and Myles Bullock as Dr. Dre, per HotNewHipHop.

Afeni Shakur was a former Black Panther and political activist who had a major impa on her son Tupac. Her life was recently explored in the FX documentary Dear Mama, which highlighted her activism and her role in Tupac's life, according to Consequence. Erivo has previously portrayed other historical figures like Harriet Tubman and Aretha Franklin,

Other members of the cast of Snoop include Camron Jones as Tupac, Tre Hale as Suge Knight, and Laya DeLeon Hayes as Snoop's wife, Shante Broadus, as reported by The Grio.

The film is currently in production in Southern California and is expected to be released in theaters in August 2027. Producers include Snoop Dogg himself, along with Death Row Pictures president Sara Ramaker and Imagine Entertainment's Allan Mandelbaum and Brian Grazer, who was behind Eminem's "8 Mile," Rolling Stone reports.