Samuel L. Jackson took over the Shaft movie franchise in 2000 from its original lead Richard Roundtree. In the sequel to the 1971 movie, Jackson plays the nephew of John Shaft (Roundtree). The two …
Samuel L. Jackson took over the Shaft movie franchise in 2000 from its original lead Richard Roundtree.
In the sequel to the 1971 movie, Jackson plays the nephew of John Shaft . The two appeared together in both the 2000 film and another Shaft sequel in 2019. Following Roundtree’s death Tuesday at the age of
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