Shaft Reboot Movie In The Works

Predator producer to give the blaxploitation classic another shot at the 21st century.

Shaft Big Score 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.
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Brendon Connelly has been a film writer since the early 90s, with time on the staff of Orbit Magazine, Slashfilm, Bleeding Cool, Den of Geek and many more. He's a long time teacher of film studies and practical filmmaking classes, and has directed music videos, commercials, short films and more. His favourite film is Terry Gilliam's Brazil, his favourite food is pancakes or crepes, and he tries to live his life by the teachings of Kermit the Frog.