Cynthia Erivo will portray Afeni Shakur in Snoop, an upcoming biopic about Snoop Dogg directed by Craig Brewer. Jonathan Daviss, known for Outer Banks, is set to play the legendary rapper.
Shakur, Tupac’s mother, was a former Black Panther activist whose influence on her son was explored in the FX documentary Dear Mama. Erivo has previously portrayed Aretha Franklin and Harriet Tubman in biographical projects.
Sources: Consequence.