John Singleton

Date of Birth

1968-01-06

Date of Death

2019-04-28

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Known for

These Amazing Shadows, Baby Boy, Baadasssss!, Shaft, Boyz N the Hood

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Awesome Art Celebrates Black History Month with Black Panther, Boyz In The Hood, Get Out, Jackie Brown, Moonlight, Sinners

Posted 4 months ago

Some cliche somewhere said that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words.’ This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have wanted...

The new episode of the Revisited video series looks back at 2 Fast 2 Furious, Paul Walker's solo adventure in Miami

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2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) Revisited: Paul Walker’s Miami adventure

Posted 3 years ago

The new episode of the Revisited video series looks back at 2 Fast 2 Furious, Paul Walker's solo adventure in Miami

Snowfall, renewed, final season, sixth season, season 6, FX

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Snowfall renewed for a sixth and final season at FX

Posted 4 years ago

FX is setting up an end to their critically acclaimed series Snowfall. It has been announced that the series, co-created by the late John Singleton, has been renewed for a sixth and final season. Snowfall is set in Los Angeles...

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Fast & Furious: Jordana Brewster wants Eva Mendes to return to the franchise

Posted 5 years ago

The creative team behind Fast 9 is still celebrating its pandemic-best $70 million opening weekend and one of the film’s stars is already thinking about the future and who she wants to see return before they wrap up the saga....

Update: Director John Singleton has died after being taken off life support

Posted 7 years ago

Update: John Singleton has died after being taken off life support. His family issued the following statement: "John passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family and friends. We want to thank the amazing doctors at Cedars-Sinai Hospital for their expert...

Method Man joins Samuel L. Jackson in Shaft reboot

Posted 8 years ago

New Line Cinema's continuation of the SHAFT franchise is truckin' along, and THR reports that Clifford "Method Man" Smith (KEANU) has been added to the cast. The new SHAFT film will star Jessie T. Usher (INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE) as John...

X-Men’s Alexandra Shipp in talks to join Samuel L. Jackson in Shaft

Posted 9 years ago

Although she may not be bringing her weather-based powers along with her, Deadline reports that Alexandra Shipp, who played Storm in X-MEN: APOCALYPSE, is in final negotiations to join the cast of SHAFT, a continuation of the blaxploitation franchise which...

New Shaft reboot will focus on Shaft’s “cyber expert” son

Posted 9 years ago

So Netflix is producing another SHAFT reboot, almost a two decades after the 2000 reboot starring Samuel L. Jackson in the titular role. However, just as the 2000 film was more sequel than reboot (Jackson was the nephew to the...

Jessie T. Usher to play son of Shaft; Jackson and Roundtree to reprise

Posted 9 years ago

Who's the black private dick that's a sex machine to all the chicks? (Shaft) Ya damn right! Word on the street is that New Line and director Tim Story have chosen Jessie T. Usher as the offspring of detective John Shaft for...

Cast This: Shaft

Posted 10 years ago

In 1971 a little movie called SHAFT, directed by Gordon Parks, was released and, subsequently, gave prominence to the American Blaxploitation genre making Detective John Shaft a household name. Fast forward 45 years and we’re on our way to a reboot!...

John Singleton to helm the Tupac Shakur biopic

Posted 12 years ago

I do love me a good music biopic. I keep hearing about all these great musical biopics but only a small chunk of them have been pushed out. One we are hearing about again is for Tupac Shakur. John Singleton,...

Movie Jail: This week’s defendant is…John Singleton!

Posted 13 years ago

This is Movie Jail, a unique maximum security prison that houses some of the worst writers, directors, actors and producers from Hollywood and beyond. Their crimes? The offenses vary from convict to convict but most of these inmates have contributed...

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Awfully Good: 2 Fast 2 Furious

Posted 13 years ago

Jason 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) Director: John Singleton Stars: Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson, Eva Mendes Brian O’Conner must reconnect with an old flame in order to take down a drug kingpin and get his life back. Oh, how far...

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