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Richard Roundtree, beloved star of Shaft, dead at 81
Posted 2 years ago
Richard Roundtree, the legendary star of Shaft, is dead at 81 after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer.
Shaft
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Jessie Usher will play the son of detective John Shaft, who, “after long being estranged from his father, finds himself teamed up with him. The young man is an FBI agent, a cyber expert, and the partnership with dad is an... See more uneasy collision of old school meets new school
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Ex: We talk Shaft with Samuel L. Jackson, Richard Roundtree and more!
Posted 7 years ago
Who's the cat that won't cop out when there's danger all about? SHAFT! Now that that is (necessarily) out of the way, we're talkin' about SHAFT with the cast and director of the new reboot. Hard to believe, SHAFT came...
Review: Shaft
Posted 7 years ago
PLOT: When his best friend is killed, a young FBI data analyst (Jessie T. Usher) turns to his estranged father for help. It just so happens though that his dad happens to be the baddest muthaf**ker of all time –...
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Review: Shaft
Posted 7 years ago
PLOT: When his best friend is killed, a young FBI data analyst (Jessie T. Usher) turns to his estranged father for help. It just so happens though that his dad happens to be the baddest muthaf**ker of all time –...
Shaft
Posted 26 years ago
Review Date: Director: John Singleton Writer: R. Price, J. Singleton, S. Salerno Producers: Scott Rudin and John Singleton Actors: Samuel L. Jackson as John Shaft Christian Bale as Walter Williams Jeffrey Wright as Peoples Hernandez Plot: Detective John Shaft quits...
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Richard Roundtree, beloved star of Shaft, dead at 81
Richard Roundtree, the legendary star of Shaft, is dead at 81 after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer.
Posted 2 years ago
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Ex: We talk Shaft with Samuel L. Jackson, Richard Roundtree and more!
Posted 7 years ago
Who's the cat that won't cop out when there's danger all about? SHAFT! Now that that is (necessarily) out of the way, we're talkin' about SHAFT with the cast and director of the new reboot. Hard to believe, SHAFT came...
Review: Shaft
Posted 7 years ago
PLOT: When his best friend is killed, a young FBI data analyst (Jessie T. Usher) turns to his estranged father for help. It just so happens though that his dad happens to be the baddest muthaf**ker of all time –...
The new Red Band trailer for Shaft is a bad mother (shut your mouth)
Posted 7 years ago
Who's the black private dick that's a sex machine to all the chicks? (Shaft) You're damn right! New Line Cinema has let a mean Red Band trailer for SHAFT out onto the streets, which comes complete with expletives galore, courtesy...
First Shaft trailer brings all three generations together for the action
Posted 7 years ago
Who’s the man with a new movie that just got a badass new trailer? Shaft! You’re damn right. Oh yes, ladies and gentlemen, the very first trailer for the new SHAFT movie is here to get you in the mood...
First poster for Shaft promises more you know what than you can handle
Posted 7 years ago
There have been three films going by the title of SHAFT over the decades; 1971's SHAFT starring Richard Roundtree as John Shaft, 2000's SHAFT starring Samuel L. Jackson as John Shaft II, nephew of John Shaft, and 2019's SHAFT, which...
Three generations of Shaft unite in first look image from the upcoming film
Posted 7 years ago
In 1971, Richard Roundtree played John Shaft in SHAFT; In 2000, Samuel L. Jackson played John Shaft II, nephew of John Shaft, in a film also titled SHAFT; In 2019, Jessie Usher will play John Shaft Jr., son of John...
New pic shows three generations of Shaft walking the NYC streets in style
Posted 8 years ago
Who're those dapper men lookin' oh so smooth? Shafts! Ya damn right! Someone better get me a paper fan to fight off some of this heat, as a photo featuring three generations worth of SHAFT has arrived online that features the upcoming...
Filming begins on Samuel L. Jackson and Jessie T. Usher Shaft reboot
Posted 8 years ago
"Who's the black private dick that's a sex machine to all the chicks? SHAFT! Who is the man that would risk his neck for his brother man? SHAFT! Who's the cat that won't cop out, when there's danger all about?...
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...
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