Snoop Dogg is set to add another feather to his cap by teaming up with Luc Besson for a sci-fi movie titled The Last Man, in which the rapper will star and serve as a co-producer.
According to Variety, the film is reportedly inspired by Planet of the Apes and could be connected to Snoop’s 2009 track “Last Man Standing.” Besson will pen the screenplay, which is expected to take cues from his 1997 cult classic The Fifth Element by mixing sci-fi with comedy and action. Filming is scheduled to begin in 2025.
The Last Man is co-produced by Virginie Besson-Silla and Luc Besson for EuropaCorp with Snoop Dogg and Sara Ramaker through their Death Row Pictures banner.
“I’ve been a big fan of Snoop Dogg’s music ever since ‘Who Am I,’” said Besson. “We first met 20 years ago, and we’ve always wanted to work together again. We just needed the right project that would excite us both — and this is it, with Snoop in the lead role. I can’t wait to get started!”
Snoop said the admiration was mutual: “Ever since I’ve seen The Professional, I’ve always wanted [Luc] to direct a whole movie for me. Now we finally get the opportunity for him to write and direct me in a Luc Besson movie.”
The project isn’t Snoop Dogg and Besson’s first time working together. Back in 2006, the artist voiced Max in the animated fantasy film Arthur and the Minimoys, which Besson directed and co-wrote.
Besson is currently working on Dracula: A Love Tale, the latest adaptation of Bram Stoker’s novel starring Caleb Landry Jones and Christoph Waltz.
Meanwhile, Snoop Dogg is gearing up for his upcoming album, Missionary, featuring the Sting duet “Another Part of Me.” Pre-order your copy here ahead of its release this Friday, December 13th.