Shaft Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

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

  The Avengers, Argylle

• R
  Richard Roundtree

  Thelma, Moving On

• A
  Alexandra Shipp

  Barbie, Anyone But You

• 
  Regina Hall

  O’Dessa, The Battle of Baktan Cross

• M
  Matt Lauria

  80 For Brady, To Leslie

• T
  Titus Welliver

  Transformers 4: Age of Extinction, Man on a Ledge

• 
  Method Man

  Shadow Force, Red Tails

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

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 for Shaft

Mar 2019

Completed

Changed Shaft movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Nov 2018

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Nov 2017

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. Starts filming December 2017.

Aug 2017

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Gearing up to begin production in late 2017.

Jan 2017

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Ride Along 2 director Tim Story is on-board to direct the reboot of Shaft.

Feb 2015

Announced

Changed the movie production status to Announced. New Line has acquired the rights to the Shaft franchise and is developing a reboot.

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