Hip-hop icon Dr. Dre is set to produce his first film.
 
The rapper-turned-actor will step behind the camera for upcoming thriller "Thaw," which tells the story of an ancient evil that surfaces during the melting of the ice caps in northern Canada.
 
Vik Weet has been tapped to pen the script but a director has yet to sign on for the project, according to industry paper Variety.
 
Dr. Dre, real name Andre Young, will release the movie under his production banner Crucial Films, which was launched back in 2007 with his business partner Daniel Schnider.