Snoop Dogg’s New Movie: A Romantic Comedy?

By Quibian Salazar-Moreno

      Fans are pretty much aware that any movie the Snoop Dogg plays in, his character will be close to who he is as a rapper. From a gangster in “Training Day” and “Baby Boy” to a pimp in “Starsky & Hutch”, it’s not much of a stretch for Snoop. But now the Doggfather has been cast in the romantic comedy “The Golden Door” which also stars Rachael Leigh Cook, Sarah Roemer and Joseph Cross.

      According to the Hollywood Reporter, the film follows a blue-collar nursing student played by Cross ("Running With Scissors") who’s forced to quit school after his father dies in a freak handball accident. His uncle finds him a job as a doorman in a swank Manhattan apartment building, leading to an unlikely romance with a young resident, played by Roemer ("Disturbia"). Cook will play the sister who encourages Cross’ relationship, much to the dismay of the girl’s mother. Snoop Dogg plays the slick doorman who hazes his new co-worker and shows him the ropes. Filming is set to begin in September with a 2008 release date.