Cynthia Erivo, widely recognized for playing Elphaba in the movie adaptation of Wicked is slated to depict Afeni Shakur in the forthcoming Snoop Dogg biopic Snoop. The production began filming in September 2026, and Jonathan Daviss is taking on the role of a young Snoop Dogg.

Tupac Shakur and Snoop Dogg are said to came together for the first time during the making of the 1993 film Poetic Justice, later working together on songs for Tupac’s All Eyez on Me album.

In a recent conversation, Erivo spoke about how she decides which acting roles to accept. She said she feels guided by an inner sense that signals when a project fits her and when it does not, adding that she turns down plenty of opportunities.

Beyond being Tupac’s mother, Afeni Shakur was and was also affiliated with the Black Panther Party and a committed activist. Following her son’s death in 1996, she established the Georgia-based the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation dedicated to helping young people drawn to the arts, and she also launched Amaru Entertainment to release her son’s unreleased recordings.

The movie is presently scheduled to debut in theaters on August 6, 2027.

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  • Cynthia Erivo will portray Afeni Shakur in Snoop
  • Jonathan Daviss is cast as a young Snoop Dogg
  • The film began production in September 2026
  • The release is scheduled for August 6, 2027