Shaft (2019)
Shaft is the 2019 reboot of the 1971 film of the same name. The film centers on JJ Shaft, an MIT graduate that excels at cyber security who recruits his family to investigate the true nature of his best friend's death. Samuel L. Jackson stars as John Shaft, and Jessie T. Usher as JJ Shaft.
Shaft
- Director
- Tim Story
- Release Date
- June 14, 2019
- Studio(s)
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Warner Bros. Pictures , Netflix
- Cast
- Alexandra Shipp , Regina Hall , Jessie T. Usher , Ian Casselberry , Method Man , Avan Jogia , Luna Lauren Velez , Isaach De Bankole , Richard Roundtree , Samuel L. Jackson , Matt Lauria
- Writers
- Alex Barnow , Kenya Barris
- Runtime
- 112minutes
- Franchise(s)
- Shaft
- Budget
- $30 million
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