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

Cynthia Erivo has joined Universal’s upcoming Snoop Dogg biopic, set to portray Tupac’s mother, Afeni Shakur. Jonathan Daviss leads the film as Snoop Dogg. The ensemble cast includes Lauren London, Myles Bullock Be as Dr. Dre, Camron Jones as Tupac Shakur, and Algee Smith as Warren G. Afeni Shakur was a prominent Black Panther Party member, born Alice Faye Williams in North Carolina in 1947. Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow) is directing the film, based on a script by Joe Robert Cole and produced by Snoop Dogg and Brian Grazer. The biopic is scheduled for theatrical release on August 6th. Erivo recently starred in Wicked and hosted Saturday Night Live: U.K.