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Shaft 2019
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Shaft is a 2019 American action comedy film written by Kenya Barris and Alex Barnow and directed by Tim Story. Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Jessie T. Usher, Regina Hall, and Richard Roundtree, it marks the fifth entry in the Shaft series and follows the 2000 film of the same name. This installment features the final performance by John Shaft Sr., who passed away in 2023. The movie premiered in U.S. theaters on June 14, 2019 through New Line Cinema, with a global digital release on June 28, 2019 via Netflix. Critics responded negatively to the film, and it failed to achieve strong box office results.
Cast
- Samuel L. JacksonJohn Shaft II
- Jessie T. UsherJohn "J.J." Shaft III
- Jordan Preston Carteryoung JJ
- Regina HallMaya Babanikos
- Alexandra ShippDr. Sasha Arias MD
- Nyah Marie Johnsonyoung Sasha
- Matt LauriaMajor Gary Cutworth
- Titus WelliverSpecial Agent Vietti
- Method ManFreddy P
- Richard RoundtreeJohn Shaft Sr.
Crew
- Director
- Tim Story
- Writer
- Kenya Barris, Alex Barnow
- Producer
- John Davis
- Cinematography
- Larry Blanford
- Editing
- Peter S. Elliot
- Music
- Christopher Lennertz
Details
- Production
- Davis Entertainment, Khalabo Ink Society, Netflix, New Line Cinema
- Distributor
- Netflix (International), Warner Bros. Pictures (United States)
- Budget
- $30–35 million
- Box office
- $21.4 million
