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== Sequels==
''Shaft'' initially had two sequels called ''[[Shaft's Big Score!]]'' (1972) and ''[[Shaft in Africa]]'' (1973), with "neither capturing the soul of the original", according to author Howard Hughes.<ref name=":3" /> An additional sequel, and part remake, was released in 2000, also called ''[[Shaft (2000 film)|Shaft]]'', starring [[Samuel L. Jackson]] as the title character, and Roundtree appearing as his "Uncle" John Shaft.<ref name="cinemablend 2019"/> The earlier sequels were followed by a short-lived 1973–1974 television series titled ''[[Shaft (TV series)|Shaft]]'' on [[CBS]]. [[Richard Roundtree]] was the only person to ever play John Shaft, appearing in all four films and the television series.

Ernest Tidyman wrote six ''Shaft'' novel sequels, including ''Goodbye, Mr Shaft'' and ''Shaft's Carnival of Killers''.<ref name=":3" />

In February 2015, [[TheWrap]] reported that ''Shaft'' would be [[wikt:reboot|reboot]]ed by [[New Line Cinema]] with [[John Davis (producer)|John Davis]] producing the new film.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/shaft-reboot-in-the-works-at-new-line-with-predator-producer-exclusive/ |title='Shaft' Reboot in the Works at New Line With 'Predator' Producer (Exclusive) |first=Jeff |last=Sneider |date=February 18, 2015 |website=[[TheWrap]] |access-date=August 15, 2015 |archive-date=August 29, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150829053234/http://www.thewrap.com/shaft-reboot-in-the-works-at-new-line-with-predator-producer-exclusive/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In July 2015, ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' reported that Kenya Barris and Alex Barnow would be writing the script, Davis and Ira Napoliello would be producing, and Richard Brener and Samuel J. Brown would direct. ''The Hollywood Reporter'' wrote that the film "will have a comedic tone but will retain its action roots".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/shaft-getting-remake-black-ish-811631|title='Shaft' Getting Remake From 'Black-ish' Creator (Exclusive)|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|last=Kit|first=Borys|date=July 28, 2015|access-date=August 15, 2015|archive-date=August 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150813130758/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/shaft-getting-remake-black-ish-811631|url-status=live}}</ref> When he was asked about that characterization of the film, Davis said "It's drama, but it's going to be drama with a lot of fun moments. A lot of lighter moments."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/shaft-reboot-is-a-drama-not-a-comedy-john-davis/|title='Shaft' Reboot Is a Drama, Not a Comedy Says Producer John Davis|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|last=Chitwood|first=Adam|date=August 14, 2015|access-date=August 15, 2015|archive-date=August 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150815052428/http://collider.com/shaft-reboot-is-a-drama-not-a-comedy-john-davis/|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2017, Deadline reports that [[Tim Story]] will direct the film, a sequel, which will follows the son of John Shaft.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://deadline.com/2017/01/tim-story-shaft-reboot-new-line-richard-roundtree-samuel-l-jackson-1201885432/|title=Tim Story To Direct New Version Of 'Shaft' For New Line|magazine=Deadline|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|date=January 20, 2017|access-date=February 18, 2020|archive-date=November 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191121120347/https://deadline.com/2017/01/tim-story-shaft-reboot-new-line-richard-roundtree-samuel-l-jackson-1201885432/|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2017, it was revealed that Richard Roundtree and Samuel L. Jackson would reprise their roles from the 2000 film, and [[Jessie T. Usher]] would portray J. J. Shaft, the son of Jackson's character. Roundtree's character would no longer be the uncle, but Jackson's character's father John Shaft Sr.<ref name="cinemablend 2019">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2474336/why-shaft-is-changing-the-relationship-between-samuel-l-jackson-and-richard-roundtree-characters|title = Why Shaft is Changing the Relationship Between Samuel L. Jackson and Richard Roundtree's Characters|date = 4 June 2019}}</ref> In November 2017, the film was revealed to be entitled ''[[Shaft (2019 film)|Shaft]]'' and was released on June 14, 2019.<ref>{{cite news|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|date=November 29, 2017|url=https://deadline.com/2017/11/jeremy-renner-rashida-jones-warner-bros-release-date-tag-shaft-the-goldfinch-1202217096/|title=Warner Bros. Moves 'Tag' Up, Sets 2019 Release For 'Shaft' & 'The Goldfinch'|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=July 28, 2018|archive-date=July 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728131435/https://deadline.com/2017/11/jeremy-renner-rashida-jones-warner-bros-release-date-tag-shaft-the-goldfinch-1202217096/|url-status=live}}</ref>