Shaft Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

More #SHAFT than you can handle.

Oct. 27, 2019

Shaft

Release Date: Friday, June 14, 2019 Nationwide

Regina Hall, John Davis, Samuel L. Jackson, Alexandra Shipp, Titus Welliver, Ira Napoliello, Method Man, Kenya Barris, Marc Fischer, Tim Story, Jessie Usher, Richard Brener, Richard Roundtree, Marc S. Fischer, Matt Lauria, Alex Barnow, Josh Mack

R Action N/A

3.8

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21% WON'T SEE

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Plot

What's the story about?

Shaft is the next chapter in the film franchise featuring the coolest private eye on any New York City block. JJ, aka John Shaft Jr. (Usher), may be a cyber security expert with a degree from MIT, but to uncover the truth behind his best friend’s untimely death, he needs an education only his dad can provide. Absent throughout JJ’s youth, the legendary locked-and-loaded John Shaft (Jackson) agrees to help his progeny navigate Harlem’s heroin-infested underbelly. And while JJ’s own FBI analyst’s badge may clash with his dad’s trademark leather coat, there’s no denying family. Besides, Shaft’s got an agenda of his own, and a score to settle that’s professional and personal.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Shaft.

J
Jessie Usher
Almost Christmas, Independence Day Resurgence
Samuel L. Jackson
... John Shaft

Avengers: Infinity War, The Hateful Eight
R
Richard Roundtree
Thelma, Brick
A
Alexandra Shipp
Barbie, A Dog's Way Home
Regina Hall
The Battle of Baktan Cross, Scary Movie 3
M
Matt Lauria
80 For Brady, To Leslie
T
Titus Welliver
Transformers 4: Age of Extinction, An Affair To Die For
Method Man
Shadow Force, Peppermint

Crew Behind the Film

The Shaft behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Tim Story last directed The Blackening and Tom and Jerry. The film's writer Kenya Barris last wrote White Men Can't Jump and You People.

Director: Tim Story
Screenwriters: Kenya Barris
Alex Barnow
Producer: John Davis

Studios: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Company: Davis Entertainment; New Line Cinema

Additional Information

MPA Rating: R Restricted for pervasive language, violence, sexual content, some drug material and brief nudity
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: More #SHAFT than you can handle.
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

All Trailers

Official Shaft movie trailers and clips.

Action

Shaft Official Trailer

Production Details

What we know about the Shaft movie production.

Key Facts

It will be distributed in North America by Warner Bros. Pictures, and internationally by Netflix (2/7/19).
Jessie T. Usher will play the progeny of detective John Shaft whom will once again be played by Samuel L. Jackson (Deadline.com, 8/17/17).
Deadline.com says the idea is to reinvigorate the franchise with a focus on the son of the cool private eye who always finds himself navigating the gray terrain between the law and organized crime in New York City (1/20/17).
Reboot of the 2000 film. Based on the 1971 film written by Ernest Tidyman and John D.F. Black.

Production Updates

Mar 2019

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Nov 2018

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Nov 2017

Production

The film was tagged as Production. Starts filming December 2017.

Aug 2017

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production. Gearing up to begin production in late 2017.

Jan 2017

Development

The film was tagged as Development. Ride Along 2 director Tim Story is on-board to direct the reboot of Shaft.

Feb 2015

Announced

The film was tagged as Announced. New Line has acquired the rights to the Shaft franchise and is developing a reboot.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Shaft was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, June 14, 2019. There were 19 other movies released on the same date, including The Dead Don't Die, Men in Black: International and Murder Mystery.

Movie Theaters

2019-06-14 Nationwide

United States

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