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Shaft Reboot Back in Big Screen 2019
Created & the Author of the character Ernest Tidyman of a American Black Private Detective. It started on screen in 1971 with Richard Roundtree as the main lead Character who was in the An Eye for An Eye where Christopher Lee was Sanchez type Villain Chuck Norris as the hero. Before this that Richard Roundtree 3 tele movies of Shaft. Shaft, Shaft Big Score & Shaft in Africa & then his 7 episode of TV series which end in Cancelation. Later he starred in movie Shaft in 2000 as Uncle John Shaft when (SWAT & Star Wars) Samuel L Jackson starred the role as his nephew who follows in footsteps. Never Sequels. At that time Sean Connery was doing Diamond are foreverfollowed Roger Moore era. 2 Felix Leithers David Hedison in one of 7 episode TV series & Jeffrey Wright in 2000 movie version as Mob where Christian Bale as Villain who does a deal with him. Now recently there plan of Reboot maybe a tele-movie or Big Screen. Talks if a White or Chinese actor but I want it to remain as Black actor to compete with Denzel Washington's The Equalizer. I got few Black actor Idris Elba for the role instead of James Bond role the few British Black actors can go for it too. As Well the American Black actors. They say Hotter then Bond & Cooler then Bullet.
Also the Shaft Comics from the same comics James Bond. Dynamite comics. So you Shaft buy them & enjoy them.
Also the Shaft Comics from the same comics James Bond. Dynamite comics. So you Shaft buy them & enjoy them.
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Don Cheadle
if more of Luther style / younger actor:
David Oyelowo. Some day i like to see him playing Felix Leiter.
As for a proposed new TV Series, I think Idris Elba will do the role some justice. His character in The Gunman (with Sean Penn) had the traits that of Shaft's a lot.
I think Don Cheadle is too slight in build to be bad ass John Shaft. Idris Elba could pull it off. We know he can hide his cockney accent (go watch Seasons 1-3 of The Wire)
http://www.comingsoon.net/moives/news/880677-jessie-t-is-the-son-of-shaft
Hey, Elba fans, why not? Surely we can overlook skin colour and "gender" and such. Little do those things matter when you're looking for a "black private dick who's a sex machine to all the chicks".
No no, I'm being very serious here! "Where is it written--except in Fleming's books and what did he know--that James Bond has to be a white male?" Well, where is it written--except in common sense but what does that count for--that Shaft must be a black man?
Heck, what about Amiyah Scott as Shaft?
BTW, that Shaft trailer that just came out is plain embarrassing. A comedy? Really?
A character is many facets indeed, I have often said if Bond became a woman or Wonder Woman became a man then they would be entirely different characters.
Blacksploitation films have already been expertly and lovingly parodied with Black Dynamite and Undercover Brother and others. A property like Shaft is the last type of film that should sell out, but since it already went mainstream big-budget a comedy actually isn't a stretch. Just disappointing.
So bring back Dolemite and Cleopatra Jones or their equals. As tough action films with a sense of humor.
She make good Woman Shaft
Only if she can be her niece but none this gay talks. She can be great fighting violet husband who beat their wives & fight human trafficking
It's not even playing at any of the theaters where I live. It came and went.
Wow! Funny the movie was released less than a month and half ago. I do want to see it, actually.
Yeah, I'm curious too. I like SHAFT ('71), I love SHAFT'S SCORE and I don't dislike SHAFT IN AFRICA like I know some do. I actually saw the 2000 film in theatres and had a modestly good time with it. I know the recent one rated poorly but I don't care about that. I'll see it first and pass judgement later. :)
Me, too. I liked all the Shaft movies. The TV series was a bit weak by comparison, but Roundtree made up for it.