John Davis has set up a new Shaft movie at New Line. A lot of the tropes of 70s blaxploitation movies are quite embarrassing, and more risible than ever after films like Black Dynamite, Don't Be A Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood and Hollywood Shuffle, but there's no reason for a new Shaft to keep any kitsch trappings. In their story, The Wrap are calling the new picture a reboot rather than a remake, which is fair enough as the last sort-of remake of Shaft was actually a sequel: Samuel L. Jackson's Shaft was the nephew of Richard Roundtree's original. That might be the case this time, or maybe not. Heck, they might even be planning a period movie for all we know. Here's a bit of trivia: not only has Quentin Tarantino crossed over Django Unchained with Zorro for some comics, he's imagined that Django and Broomhilde are the great-great-great-great grandparents of John Shaft. So, Jamie Foxx, call your agent. And John Davis, maybe you want to call Quentin Tarantino? New Shaft is a long way off yet, but we'll keep you posted on any exciting developments.