Memphis director Craig Brewer is set to a direct a Snoop Dogg biopic that will star Jonathan Daviss of "Outer Banks" fame.

Universal Pictures has found its Snoop. Outer Banks star Jonathan Daviss has officially been cast to portray the legendary West Coast rapper in the studio’s long-awaited Snoop Dogg biopic, with Hustle

The feature project from director Craig Brewer has cast Outer Banks actor Jonathan Daviss in the lead role. Brewer ( Coming 2 America, Hustle & Flow) is revising the script that was previously penned by Joe Robert Cole and tells the story of Calvin Broadus Jr.’s eventful journey along his path to fame as Snoop Dogg.