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Snoop Dogg has been cast in an upcoming movie produced by Ridley Scott.

The Long Beach rapper is stepping into the acting world once again with a role in true crime thriller God of the Rodeo, which Rosalind Ross is writing and directing.

According to Deadline, Snoop is also producing the film alongside his Death Row Pictures partner, Sara Ramaker.

Set in 1967, the plot follows the story of Buckkey, an inmate at Louisiana’s Angola Prison – the deadliest prison in America’s South.

Scott, best known for directing classics like Alien, Blade Runner, and Gladiator, will also produce under his Scott Free Productions banner, as well as Giannina Scott for Cara Films.

In a statement, Snoop said, “Linking up with Scott Free Productions and working with Ridley Scott and Giannina Scott on God of the Rodeo is life-changing and an honour. Rosalind Ross brought a story with heart and grit, and that’s what I’m about.”

He continued, “Me and the team at Death Row Pictures stepping in as producers, I’m acting in it, and Death Row Records is building the soundtrack – and this one got soul… We’re bringing an important story and something special to the screen.”

Giannina added, “Snoop Dogg is one of the most gifted and influential artists alive, with admirers and fans all over the world and from every generation, transcending music, sports and culture. Ridley and I, with our companies Scott Free and Cara Films, are so excited and blessed to have Snoop join the cast, and for him, Sara and Death Row Pictures to partner with us to produce this important and soulful project from Rosalind Ross.”

Aside from God of the Rodeo, Snoop is also set to star in Eli Roth’s upcoming horror movie, Don’t Go in That House, Bitch!, with filming scheduled for June.