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- John Shaft, played by actor Richard Roundtree, finally got to do all the things white action heroes had been doing for years.
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John D. F. Black: Based on: Shaft by Ernest Tidyman: Produced by: Joel Freeman: Starring: Richard Roundtree Moses Gunn Charles Cioffi: Cinematography: Urs Furrer: Edited by: Hugh A. Robertson: Music by: Isaac Hayes Johnny Allen
Oct 25, 2023 · One actor in connection with the Shaft series was Samuel L. Jackson, who played alongside Roundtree as John Shaft’s nephew for the 2000 sequel. The MCU actor took to Instagram to pay...
Jun 13, 2019 · June 13, 2019 6 AM PT. When he took up the mantle of Harlem detective John Shaft for the 2000 action reboot “Shaft,” Samuel L. Jackson knew his character, John Shaft II, would need a persona ...
Jun 14, 2019 · They’re joined by John Shaft Jr. aka “J.J.,” as played by Jessie T. Usher (Independence Day: Resurgence), who brings a very different dynamic to the new movie.
Oct 25, 2023 · Richard Roundtree, a Hollywood icon who played John Shaft in the 1971 introduction to the “Shaft” film franchise, has died after a battle with cancer at age 81. His manager, Patrick McMinn...
Oct 25, 2023 · Nearly three decades after he first played John Shaft, Mr. Roundtree appeared in the 2000 movie “Shaft,” which revived the franchise and starred Samuel L. Jackson as his nephew.
Jun 14, 2019 · Shaft. The NYC critics’ screening of 2019’s “Shaft” occurred in the most appropriate place imaginable, Times Square. It was here, 48 years ago, that John Shaft ( Richard Roundtree) took viewers on a walking tour underscored by Isaac Hayes ’ Oscar-winning title song. A strong, sexy, virile and smart Black man created by “ The French ...
