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Dr. Dre Signs Multi-Year Producing Deal with New Line Cinema
posted on Feb 8, 2007
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Music impresario Dr. Dre has signed a multi-year feature producing deal with New Line Cinema through his production shingle, Crucial Films.
The Grammy Award-winning record producer, hip hop producer, rapper, actor and record executive will co-produce with longtime collaborator Phillip Atwell. He plans to focus on developing dark comedies before moving into other areas, such as horror. Of course, Dre will be heavily involved in the music side of his projects. He told Daily Variety he eventually wants to branch out into directing features.
New Line production prexy Toby Emmerich first approached Dre a year ago to persuade him to make the move into features and to call New Line his home. "He said 'I want to be your Jimmy Iovine,' " Dre told Variety. "There was nothing more he needed to say."
Dre's produced albums have sold more than 80 million worldwide and won four Grammy Awards. He's been involved with artists such as Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, 50 Cent, Eve and the Game.
Dre began his career in 1986 as founding member of the rap group N.W.A. He's the CEO of Aftermath Records.
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