{"id":6927,"date":"2015-10-20T10:00:28","date_gmt":"2015-10-20T14:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/?p=6927"},"modified":"2015-10-20T10:00:28","modified_gmt":"2015-10-20T14:00:28","slug":"15th-anniversary-john-singletons-shaft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/2015\/10\/20\/15th-anniversary-john-singletons-shaft\/","title":{"rendered":"The 15th Anniversary of John Singleton’s ‘Shaft’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Shaft<\/em> is a sequel to 1971\u2019s\u00a0movie\u00a0of the same name\u00a0starring Richard Roundtree. In this film, however, the main character is the nephew of Roundtree\u2019s Shaft. The film\u2019s cast includes Christian Bale, Jeffrey Wright, Vanessa L. Williams, and Toni Collette.\u00a0This version\u00a0also features a cameo from Isaac Hayes and Gordon Parks; Hayes performed the theme song and Parks directed the the original Shaft<\/em>. Let\u2019s discuss some trivia many people may not know about the film.<\/p>\n

Trivia #1 <\/strong>
\nChristian Bale, in an interview, said he took the role because there was a fight scene between his character Walter Wade and Jackson\u2019s Shaft<\/em> on an airport runway. However, the scene was cut during final production to make room for Jeffrey Wright\u2019s character.<\/p>\n

Trivia #2<\/strong>
\nDirector John Singleton had planned a sequel where Shaft will fight drug lords in Jamaica. The film\u2019s box-office returns were not great and Samuel L. Jackson\u2019s disappointment squashed any plans for the sequel.<\/p>\n

Trivia #3<\/strong>
\nChristian Bale, originally, refused to play a villain as he just finished filming American Psycho<\/em>. This all changed, however, when he was reading the script with Toni Collette\u2019s character who plays the witness and decided to play the part of the villain once again.<\/p>\n

Trivia #4<\/strong>
\nThere are two Batman<\/em> connections in the film. The first connection is Pat Hingle, who plays Judge Dennis Bradford, a man who also portrayed former Commissioner Gordon in the four Batman<\/em> films from 1989 to 1997. The second connection is Christian Bale, who plays Walter Wade Jr., an individual who would later portray the Dark Knight in Christopher Nolan\u2019s The Dark Knight Trilogy<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Shaft<\/em> was an entertaining film with some humor injected into it. This film is a sequel to the previous\u00a0three Shaft<\/em> films and not a reboot, contrary to common perception. Richard Roundtree cameos in the film as the original John Shaft and Samuel L. Jackson\u2019s character acting as his nephew. The film grossed a worldwide box office of over $107 million with a $46 million budget, thus making Shaft<\/em> a financial success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Shaft is a sequel to 1971\u2019s\u00a0movie\u00a0of the same name\u00a0starring Richard Roundtree. In this film, however, the main character is the nephew of Roundtree\u2019s Shaft. The film\u2019s cast includes Christian Bale, Jeffrey Wright, Vanessa L. Williams, and Toni Collette.\u00a0This version\u00a0also features a cameo from Isaac Hayes and Gordon Parks; Hayes performed the theme song and Parks<\/p>\n

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