New York Police Detective John Shaft is the lead detective on a sensitive case, a young black man is severely beaten. The man's companions tell Shaft that their friend humiliated the one who was ...

Later, he said he knew so little about filmmaking and acting for the camera that when director Parks cast him as Shaft, he didn’t really get comfortable with the role and the production until it ...

The pic, which will bow in June 14, 2019, follows John Shaft Jr. (a.k.a. JJ), a cyber security expert and FBI analyst who reluctantly enlists his estranged father to help to find out who killed ...

(AllHipHop News) Rapper Method Man has joined the cast of the “Shaft” reboot. Richard Roundtree, who portrayed the character in the original 1971 Gordon Parks film, and Samuel L. Jackson ...

The Oscar-winning theme song to "Shaft" is is a bad mother--shut your mouth. Our very own Ms. Moviefone definitely couldn't get it out of her head while watching the newest film in the franchise ...

John Shaft II is trying to protect his son JJ (played ... And Hawai’i Alum Will Trent Delivered A Huge Twist With Its New Cast Member, And Erika Christensen Explained Why Filming That Was ...

When he was cast as the Black private eye John Shaft in the 1971 film of the same name, the former college football player and model was relatively unknown. But he commanded the screen from the ...

By Elena Bergeron As unthinkable as it now seems, the role of John Shaft, paragon of movie star Black masculinity, was very nearly cast as a white character. Executives at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ...

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.