With production on the Shaft sequel/reboot Son of Shaft now underway, a cast photo has arrived online which features Isaac Hayes III, the grandson of the music legend behind the theme from the 1971 original, alongside three generations of Shaft – the original John Shaft (Richard Roundtree), his nephew John Shaft II (Samuel L. Jackson), and the nephew’s son John Shaft Jr. (Jesse T. Usher).
They say that #SHAFT family are some Bad Mutha#%*!as
3 Generations. 1 Movie.@The_JessieT @IsaacHayes3 #RichardRoundtree @SamuelLJackson #SonOfShaft pic.twitter.com/3PthKpjHH7— Isaac Hayes (@isaachayes) February 1, 2018
Tim Story (Ride Along) is directing the new movie from a script by Kenya Barris (Black-ish), and the plot reportedly sees Usher’s FBI agent John Shaft Jr. forced into teaming up with his estranged, old school father on a case. The Netflix original is slated for release in June 2019 and also stars Alexandra Shipp (X-Men: Apocalypse), Regina Hall (Girls Trip) and Method Man (The Deuce).
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