![]() ![]() He has some great one-liners in this movie. Jackson stars as detective John Shaft, the nephew of the character of the same name in the 1971 blaxploitation classic “Shaft.” Kyle Kaplan, Warner Bros. But then he’ll pull you aside and say, ‘Sometimes you got to do that otherwise people get lazy’ (laughs) … He’s got a master plan and he just likes to make sure everyone is on board. He puts the pressure on the people who need to be pressured. He has a lot of big moments where he questions why something is being done a certain way. There’s a lot of things you can take away from watching Sam just do his thing. He’s going to dress the way he wants, drive the car he wants, say what he wants … and if people don’t like that, he doesn’t care. There are a lot of touchy subjects that are in this film, but Shaft doesn’t care. He just does his thing and it’s nice to see that. He’s a guy who just plays his own game and doesn’t take crap from anybody. Honestly, that Shaft character is so bold and he’s so daring and fearless. Why do you think the Shaft concept has endured for all these years? Richard Roundtree played the character in 1971, Sam did a spinoff in 2000 and now here you are taking the mantle. On a quick trip into the city before he returns to shoot the second season of Amazon’s The Boys later this month, Usher, 27, spoke about the enduring appeal of the Harlem detective and working with Jackson. “There’s a lot more comedy in this than the one Sam did 19 years ago,” the Independence Day: Resurgence star says in a downtown Toronto hotel. ![]()
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