Entertainment Weekly has revealed the first official image from Warner Bros’ upcoming Shaft sequel which features three generations of Shaft in Richard Roundtree’s Detective John Shaft, Samuel L. Jackson’s John Shaft II, and Jessie T. Usher’s John Shaft Jr., along with Alexandra Shipp’s as-yet-unrevealed character; take a look here… The new Shaft sees Usher’s FBI agent John […]
Regina Hall joins the Shaft sequel
Variety is reporting that Regina Hall (Girls Trip) has become the latest addition to the cast of the upcoming Shaft sequel / reboot, which is being directed by Tim Story (Ride Along). The new film will see both Richard Roundtree and Samuel L. Jackson reprising their roles as John Shaft and his nephew John Shaft […]
X-Men: Apocalypse’s Alexandra Shipp joins the new Shaft movie
Deadline is reporting that X-Men: Apocalypse star Alexandra Shipp has signed on to appear alongside Jesse T. Usher, Samuel L. Jackson and Richard Roundtree in the new Shaft movie from director Tim Story (Fantastic Four, Ride Along). The film, which is being produced by New Line Cinema and Netflix, will see Independence Day: Resurgence’s Usher […]
Tim Story to direct the Shaft reboot
Deadline is reporting that Tim Story (Fantastic Four, Ride Along) has signed on to direct New Line Cinema’s Shaft reboot, which has been scripted by Kenya Barris (Black-ish) and Alex Barnow (The Goldbergs). Although plot details are being kept under wraps, it is said that “the idea is to reinvigorate the franchise with a focus […]
“Who’s the cat that won’t cop out?” Shaft is getting the reboot treatment
The Wrap is tonight reporting that “the cat that won’t cop out when there’s danger all about”, John Shaft, is set to undergo the reboot treatment after New Line Cinema acquired the rights to the franchise, alongside John Davis of Davis Entertainment. Based on the 1970 novel of the same name, the original 1971 film […]
Three generations of Shaft join forces in new image from the reboot
Having started production earlier this month under director Tim Story (Ride Along), we now have a first official image from the upcoming Shaft reboot, which features three generations of Shaft: Richard Roundtree’s Detective John Shaft from the original 1971 movie, his nephew John Shaft II (Samuel L. Jackson) from the 2000 film, and the latter’s […]
Tim Story’s Shaft reboot will be a comedy
Back in January of this year, it was announced that Tim Story (Fantastic Four, Ride Along) is set to direct a reboot of the cult 1971 blaxploitation classic Shaft for New Line Cinema, and speaking to SlashFilm at the Television Critics Association press tour, Story has revealed that he plans on ramping up the comedy. “My […]
