The MGM urban comedy "Soul Plane" has been cleared for takeoff, with
rappers-turned-actors Snoop Dogg and Method Man on board to star for director
Jessy Terrero.

Described as an urban version of the classic 1980 comedy "Airplane!," the film
is set to go into production in late June. Snoop Dogg will play a pilot, and
Method Man will portray Muggsy, the airline owner's best friend who is put in
charge of the plane's business class.

"Soul Plane" reunites Snoop Dogg and Terrero, who hails from the music video
realm and directed the rapper's "Tell It Like It Is" video. The two took a
recent trip together to Brazil. Terrero also directed the Method Man video
"Round and Round," featured on the soundtrack to the 2001 comedy feature "How
High," starring Method Man and Redman.

During the making of the "Tell" video -- when Terrero learned that he had
nabbed the directing gig for "Soul Plane" -- Snoop Dogg revealed that
"Airplane!" was his favorite movie and expressed a desire to join the new
venture. After further discussions -- including an April meeting involving
Terrero, writer/producer Bo Zenga, and Snoop Dogg at the rapper's home -- an
agreement was reached.

Snoop Dogg is in production on Warner Bros. Pictures' "Starsky & Hutch." He
will play dates this summer with both the Red Hot Chili Peppers and 50
Cent/Jay-Z, and is developing an urban version of "The Longest Yard," based on
a real-life football game pitting a team put together by Snoop Dogg against a
team from the Los Angeles Police Dept. Terrero is attached to direct the
project, with Zenga attached to produce.

Method Man next stars in Miramax's "My Baby's Mama" and is attached with Redman
to the studio's comedy "Jail Breakers," a remake of a South Korean film.