Warner Bros. has released the official trailer for the actioner Shaft [SHAF2], the sequel to the 2000 Shaft, which was the sequel to the 1971 Shaft. Jessie T. Usher [JUSHE], Samuel L. Jackson [SLJAC] and Richard Roundtree star as three generations of the coolest private investigators in Harlem. Shaft hits theaters on June 14th.
JJ, aka John Shaft Jr. (Usher), may be a cyber security expert with a degree from MIT, but to uncover the truth behind his best friend’s untimely death, he needs an education only his dad can provide. Absent throughout JJ’s youth, the legendary locked-and-loaded John Shaft (Jackson) agrees to help his progeny navigate Harlem’s heroin-infested underbelly. And while JJ’s own FBI analyst’s badge may clash with his dad’s trademark leather duster, there’s no denying family. Besides, Shaft’s got an agenda of his own, and a score to settle that’s professional and personal.