The trailer for the upcoming Shaft reboot has dropped. The movie, which is a sequel to the 2000 film Shaft, will see Samuel L. Jackson reprise his role as the titular character John Shaft. Regina ...

As unthinkable as it now seems, the role of John Shaft, paragon of movie star Black masculinity, was very nearly cast as a white character. Executives at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer wanted to flip the ...