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\n Related: <\/span>‘Outer Banks’ Fans React to Jonathan Daviss Playing Snoop Dogg in Biopic<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tThe upcoming Snoop Dogg biopic has found its lead, and Outer Banks fans are celebrating the casting choice. Jonathan Daviss, who plays brainiac Pope Heyward in Netflix\u2019s North Carolina-based teen drama, was cast to play Snoop, 53, in the still-untitled film about the iconic rapper\u2019s entrance into the music world, Deadline announced on Monday, June [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cOk Why is everything now days is a reboot or prequel, no more original movies,\u201d added a third commenter.<\/p>\n
Butler is reportedly being wooed for the role of James \u201cSonny\u201d Crockett, first portrayed by Don Johnson<\/strong> in the 1980s television series and then by Colin Farrell<\/strong> in the 2006 film version by director Michael Mann<\/strong>. Jordan would be playing detective Ricardo \u201cRico\u201d Tubbs, played by Phillip Michael Thomas<\/strong> in the TV series and Jamie Foxx<\/strong> in the 2006 film.<\/p>\nThe new movie is set to be directed by Joseph Kosinski<\/strong> and will be produced by Dylan Clark<\/strong>. Universal has set a release date for August 6, 2027.<\/p>\nButler was most recently seen in Caught Stealing<\/em><\/a> from director Darren Aronofsky<\/strong>. The movie, set in the 1990s, features a screenplay from Charlie Huston, who authored the book series of the same name. Butler plays Hank, a former baseball player who now works as a bartender. Hank agrees to watch the cat that belongs to his neighbor Russ (Matt Smith)<\/strong>, and soon finds himself contending with a situation that\u2019s much more intense than he anticipated.<\/p>\n\n![\"Actor](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/miami-vice-465882015.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
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\n Actor Don Johnson and actor Philip Michael Thomas<\/span> Ron Galella\/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cAs far as what scared me, this is different from anything that I\u2019ve been doing recently,\u201d Butler told USA Today<\/em> in an August 2025 interview. \u201cIn my previous few films, I\u2019ve been exploring characters who are quite different from me, physically and vocally. I could immerse myself in this different skin.\u201d<\/p>\nJordan most recently starred in Ryan Coolger\u2019s<\/strong> Sinners<\/em><\/a>, and many believe the actor could earn his first Academy Award for his role as the Smokestack Twins.<\/p>\n\n
The new movie is set to be directed by Joseph Kosinski<\/strong> and will be produced by Dylan Clark<\/strong>. Universal has set a release date for August 6, 2027.<\/p>\n Butler was most recently seen in Caught Stealing<\/em><\/a> from director Darren Aronofsky<\/strong>. The movie, set in the 1990s, features a screenplay from Charlie Huston, who authored the book series of the same name. Butler plays Hank, a former baseball player who now works as a bartender. Hank agrees to watch the cat that belongs to his neighbor Russ (Matt Smith)<\/strong>, and soon finds himself contending with a situation that\u2019s much more intense than he anticipated.<\/p>\n \u201cAs far as what scared me, this is different from anything that I\u2019ve been doing recently,\u201d Butler told USA Today<\/em> in an August 2025 interview. \u201cIn my previous few films, I\u2019ve been exploring characters who are quite different from me, physically and vocally. I could immerse myself in this different skin.\u201d<\/p>\n Jordan most recently starred in Ryan Coolger\u2019s<\/strong> Sinners<\/em><\/a>, and many believe the actor could earn his first Academy Award for his role as the Smokestack Twins.<\/p>\n<\/div>
\n Actor Don Johnson and actor Philip Michael Thomas<\/span> Ron Galella\/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n