Shaft Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

More #SHAFT than you can handle.

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Last modified: Oct. 27, 2019

Shaft

Release Date: Friday, June 14, 2019 Theaters

Director: Tim Story

Starring: Jessie Usher • Samuel L. Jackson • Richard Roundtree • Alexandra Shipp • Regina Hall

R Action N/A

3.84 / 5.0

79% WILL SEE 21% WON'T SEE

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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.

Action Crime Thriller Reboot Sequel

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Who stars in Shaft – Cast List

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

The Great Beyond, Avengers: Infinity War
R
Richard Roundtree
Moving On , Thelma
A
Alexandra Shipp
Forbidden Fruits, X-Men: Dark Phoenix
Regina Hall
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants, The Sheep Detectives
M
Matt Lauria
80 For Brady, To Leslie
T
Titus Welliver
Ricky, Transformers 4: Age of Extinction
Method Man
Relationship Goals, Shadow Force

Who is making Shaft – Crew List

A look at Shaft behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Tim Story last helmed The Pickup and The Blackening. The film's writer Kenya Barris last penned 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

Production – What we know about the Shaft

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.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

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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Additional Information

Parent 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

Shaft Trailers and Clips

Shaft

Official Trailer

Shaft Release Date: When was the film released?

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