Well, here it is at last – the trailer to Tim Story’s 2019 take on Shaft. When New Line announced the movie back in July 2015 it was promoted as an action comedy sending fans, including myself, running for the hills. As a Shaft purist – I mean the Shaft of the novels… Ernest Tidyman’s…
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Marketing begins on new Shaft movie
New Line has published an advance poster (below) for the latest Shaft movie, due to be released on 14 June. The poster promises “More Shaft then you can handle” featuring Samuel L Jackson, Richard Roundtree and Jessie T Usher as three generations of Shaft – the latter being the son of Jackson’s nephew to Roundtree’s…
First official image from new Shaft movie
Entertainment Weekly has published what they say is the first official image from the upcoming Shaft movie due to be released in June of 2019. The image shows the three generations of Shaft – Jessie T Usher, Samuel L Jackson and Richard Roundtree – with Alexandra Shipp. Jackson had this to say of his return to…
Shaft co-screenwriter John D.F. Black dies aged 85
Sad news to hear of the death of John Donald Francis Black (December 30, 1932 – November 29, 2018), who was a major contributor to the success of the original Shaft. Ernest Tidyman had adapted his own novel in a literal fashion for the original screenplay. Gordon Parks drafted in Black, a very experienced TV…
Official synopsis for latest Shaft sequel
ComicBook.com reports New Line has released the official synopsis for their Shaft sequel to be released next summer. The synopsis reads as follows: “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…
Shaft re-shoots taking place in Atlanta
Although filming wrapped on Tim Story’s Shaft sequel in February, the cast have been assembled for some re-shoots in Atlanta. Casting agencies are on the lookout for extras who are former or current police or military. The call has also been made for an African American/Black Female with Gray Hair and extras of all ethnic…
Son of Shaft June 2019 release date to tie in with Father’s Day
Samuel L Jackson was briefly interviewed at the premiere of The Incredibles 2 in London on 8 July and was asked about the new Shaft movie. He stated the movie’s 2019 June release date was to tie in with Father’s Day, given the nature of the relationship between his character and the of Jessie T Usher…
Christopher Lennertz to score Shaft
Christopher Lennertz is named by IMdB and Film Music Reporter as the man tasked with writing the score to the latest Shaft movie, due out in the summer of 2019. Lennertz has worked on a host of films and TV series since 1994, including the recent Lost in Space TV reboot. He previously worked with…
Samuel L Jackson: “I told them that you can’t make John Shaft a comedic character.”
In a recent interview reported on People.com Samuel L Jackson talked briefly about the latest Shaft movie. It was originally reported that the film would be an Action/Comedy. This caused much disappointment and anger amongst fans of the original books and films, myself included. In the interview about the dynamics in black films Jackson says: “When…
Shooting on Shaft sequel moves to NYC
The Daily Mail has published new photos from New Line’s Shaft sequel have been released confirming filming has now moved to New York. The pics show the three John Shaft’s (Jessie T Usher, Samuel L Jackson and Richard Roundtree) on the streets in matching long brown trench coaches and grey turtle neck sweaters. According to…