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'Independence Day: Resurgence' Star Jessie T. Usher Is 'Son of Shaft'


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There's a new Shaft. Can ya dig it?  In the tradition of the franchise since the last installment, we're getting another soft reboot that's also actually a sequel to what's come before. The film series began back in 1971 with the blaxploitation classic Shaft, starring Richard Roundtree as the titular detective, John Shaft. Two sequels arrived over the next two years (Shaft's Big Score! and Shaft in Africa), followed by a TV series also starring the same actor.    In 2000, we got a new movie, also titled Shaft, which starred Samuel L. Jackson as the titular detective, John Shaft. But not the same John Shaft. This private dick was the nephew of the original and Roundtree reprised his role briefly once again. The reboot was a...
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