Shaft is a 2019 American action comedy film directed by Tim Story.
Official trailers
Warner Bros. Pictures on Tuesday, June 04, 2019 released the trailer:
SHAFT - Restricted Trailer .
Story intro
John "JJ" Shaft Jr. (Jessie Usher) is an FBI agent and a cybersecurity expert with a degree from MIT. After his best friend dies under suspicious circumstances, he turns to his estranged father - the legendary John Shaft II (Samuel L. Jackson) - to uncover the truth. Father and son must navigate the Harlem underworld to solve the crime. Along the way they team up with the first generation and JJ's grandfather, John Shaft (Richard Roundtree).
Cast
- Samuel L. Jackson
- John Shaft II, a private investigator, father of JJ and son of Shaft
- Jessie Usher
- John "JJ" Shaft Jr., a FBI Agent, son of Shaft II and grandson of Shaft
- Richard Roundtree
- John Shaft Sr, the legendary retired private investigator, father of Shaft II and grandfather of JJ
- Alexandra Shipp
- Sasha Arias
- Regina Hall
- Maya Babanikos, Shaft II's ex-wife and JJ's mother
- Avan Jogia
- Karin Hassan
- Method Man
- Freddie P
- Matt Lauria
- Major Gary Cutworth
- Robbie Jones
- Sergeant Keith Williams
- Lauren Vélez
- Bennie Rodriguez
About
The film Shaft was scheduled to be released by Warner Bros. Pictures (United States), Netflix (International), New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. Digital Distribution and Warner Bros. Digital Networks on June 14, 2019 (United States, United Kingdom).
The duration of the film is 111 minutes. The film's budget is $30 - 35 million.
The film had received a "R" rating.
Rating
Shaft got average rating from critics.
External links
Official website: shaftmovie.com
Wikipedia: Shaft (2019 film)