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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.
Theatrical
Jun 14, 2019
Digital
Nov 5, 2019
Box Office
$21.4M
Budget
$30.0M
Return
0.7x
DVD / Blu-ray
Sep 24, 2019
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
Davis Entertainment, New Line Cinema
Keywords
Shaft (Reboot) Collection
Legacy of the films and the television series of the same name dating from the 70s featuring a Harlem cop with unorthodox but effective methods. Here, it is the nephew of John SHAFT (actually his son)...
Cast
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Samuel L. Jackson
John Shaft
J
Jessie T. Usher
JJ Shaft
R
Regina Hall
Maya Babanikos
A
Alexandra Shipp
Sasha Arias
R
Richard Roundtree
John Shaft, Sr.
J
Jordan Preston Carter
Young JJ
M
Matt Lauria
Major Gary Cutworth
Titus Welliver
Special Agent Vietti
M
Method Man
Freddie P.
I
Isaach de Bankolé
Pierro 'Gordito' Carrera
A
Avan Jogia
Karim Hassan
L
Luna Lauren Vélez
Bennie Rodriguez
R
Robbie Jones
Sergeant Keith Williams
A
Aaron Dominguez
Staff Sergeant Eddie Dominguez
L
Leland L. Jones
Ron
C
Chivonne Michelle
Baby
T
Tashiana Washington
Sugar
A
Adrienne C. Moore
Ms. Pepper
I
Ian Casselberry
Manuel "Manny" Orozco
A
Almeera Jiwa
Anam
