Shaft is a 2000
American action-
thriller film directed by
John Singleton, and starring
Samuel L. Jackson,
Jeffrey Wright,
Christian Bale,
Pat Hingle,
Toni Collette,
Busta Rhymes,
Vanessa L. Williams, and
Mekhi Phifer. This film is not a
remake of the
1971 film of the same name, but rather a
sequel, therefore it is the fourth and final installment of the original series. An actual
reboot was announced in February 2015. Jackson's John Shaft character is the nephew of the original John Shaft. The film received mainly positive reviews and opened at the number one position at the box office when it debuted June 16, 2000.