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Shaft
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JJ, aka John Shaft Jr., 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 agrees to help his progeny navigate Harlem’s heroin-infested underbelly.
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Shaft opened in theaters June 14, 2019. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
JJ, aka John Shaft Jr., 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 agrees to help his progeny navigate Harlem’s heroin-infested underbelly.
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Cast
Samuel L. JacksonJohn Shaft
Jessie T. UsherJJ Shaft
Regina HallMaya Babanikos
Alexandra ShippSasha Arias
Richard RoundtreeJohn Shaft, Sr.
Jordan Preston CarterYoung JJ
Nyah Marie JohnsonYoung Sasha
Matt LauriaMajor Gary CutworthCredits
- Directed by
- Tim Story
- Written by
- Alex Barnow, Kenya Barris, Ernest Tidyman
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Collection
- Shaft (Reboot) Collection
- Budget
- $30M
- Box office
- $21.4M
Production
Davis EntertainmentUnited States
New Line CinemaUnited States