Memphis writer-director Craig Brewer's new movie with Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson will be a Christmas present for viewers, Focus Features has decided. "Song Sung Blue," which stars Jackman and ...

Snoop Dogg plays a radio DJ in Craig Brewer’s Dolemite Is My Name. Chris McCoy 4:50 p.m. Jun. 6, 2025. Support the Memphis Flyer.

Craig Brewer is set to direct a Snoop Dogg biopic, the Memphis-based filmmaker confirmed June 9.. The long-gestating project would return Brewer to the world of hip-hop, where the writer-director ...

Brewer most recently directed “Song Sung Blue” for Universal’s specialty studio Focus Features, which will be released domestically on Dec. 25. Craig Brewer is repped by WME and Goodman ...

EXCLUSIVE: Craig Brewer has been set by Universal Pictures to direct what the studio believes will be the definitive biopic of Snoop Dogg in his growth from hip hop star to iconic entertainment mogul.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Memphis moviemaker Craig Brewer is working with Snoop Dogg to direct a movie about the life of the hip hop icon. The biopic will showcase Snoop's move from musician and singer to ...

The Snoop film has a director in Craig Brewer, who has directed films such as "Hustle & Flow." It also now has a star. Jonathan Daviss will be playing Calvin Broadus in Brewer's movie.

Memphis-based writer-director Craig Brewer is now in production on "Song Sung Blue," which casts Hugh Jackman as a Neil Diamond tribute singer.

With Craig Brewer directing and Snoop in the producer’s chair, the film promises to be raw, thoughtful, and probably a little bit wild, just like the man behind the mic.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Director Craig Brewer says his remake of "Footloose" will be filmed in Georgia because Tennessee couldn't match the incentives package.The Memphis-based director told The ...

Craig Brewer, director of Dolemite Is My Name and the 2011 remake of Footloose, has been tapped to helm the currently untitled biopic of iconic rapper Snoop Dogg.According to The Hollywood ...

Memphis-based writer-director Craig Brewer is now in production on "Song Sung Blue," which casts Hugh Jackman as a Neil Diamond tribute singer.