Roundtree, of course, originated the role of Detective John Shaft with Shaft in 1971 with legendary director Gordon Parks at the helm.
The Shaft film experience simply wouldn’t be the same without them.
Appropriately, Hayes recorded a new version of the song for a Shaft sequel in 2000, which starred Jackson as Shaft’s nephew.
It’s great to see Shaft making a comeback after more than a 17-year absence from the big screen.
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