Snoop Dogg joins true-crime film “God of the Rodeo” as Oklahoma shoot enters 2026 schedule

Production planning places another high-profile feature on Oklahoma’s 2026 filming calendar

A feature film titled God of the Rodeo is set to film in Oklahoma as part of the state’s growing slate of productions leveraging the Filmed in Oklahoma Act rebate program. The project has been listed among productions conditionally prequalified for the incentive, with an in-state production window shown as spanning June 1 through July 1, 2026. A separate state film office activity bulletin also places God of the Rodeo on a July 21 date within a published “now filming” schedule tied to the same rebate program.

The film’s package has recently expanded to include Snoop Dogg as a star and producer, joining Shia LaBeouf in a principal acting role. The project is set to be directed by Rosalind Ross, who also wrote the screenplay. Producers attached include Ridley Scott, Giannina Scott and Michael Pruss, with Scott Free involved in the production team.

Story origins and setting

God of the Rodeo is based on reportage by journalist and author Daniel Bergner, whose nonfiction work explored the inmate rodeo at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. The film is described as a true-crime project set in the late 1960s, with the narrative centered on a prisoner and the establishment of an inmate rodeo inside the penitentiary.

While the story’s setting is Louisiana, the production’s decision to shoot in Oklahoma aligns with the state’s expanding production infrastructure and its incentive structure designed to offset qualifying in-state expenditures.

How Oklahoma’s rebate program connects to the project

Oklahoma’s Filmed in Oklahoma Act of 2021 established a cash rebate program with a base rebate rate of 20% for qualifying film and television productions that shoot principal photography in the state, with additional uplifts available for certain production choices such as rural jurisdictions, soundstages and post-production. The program’s statewide annual cap was established at $30 million, with a statutory sunset date of June 30, 2031.

• Project status: listed as conditionally prequalified for the state rebate program, subject to compliance with program guidelines.
• Oklahoma schedule: state materials show a June–July 2026 window and a separate July 21 date connected to the film office’s activity listing.
• Key creative roles: director/screenwriter Rosalind Ross; starring roles include Snoop Dogg and Shia LaBeouf.

What to watch next

At this stage, the most consequential unknowns for Oklahoma communities are the specific filming locations, the size of the local crew footprint, and the duration of on-the-ground production activity. Those details typically emerge closer to production through local permitting and film office coordination.

The project’s appearance on Oklahoma’s incentive and activity schedules signals an active production plan for summer 2026, with timelines that may shift as logistics are finalized.