Home Entertainment As the casts of Shaft, both old and new, join him on the set of the sequel, Samuel L. Jackson stops traffic.

As the casts of Shaft, both old and new, join him on the set of the sequel, Samuel L. Jackson stops traffic.

Entertainment — 09/18/2024

Samuel L. Jackson reunited with his Pulp Fiction co-star John Travolta and other notable figures from the iconic film at a special 30th anniversary screening on Thursday night in Hollywood, California.He's a bad mother: The original Shaft was a box office smash in 1971, grossing over $12 million off an estimated $1.25 million budget

This celebration of the Quentin Tarantino-directed classic was part of the opening night festivities for the 2024 TCM Classic Film Festival at the TCL Chinese Theatre.Iconic: The trio wore matching brown trenchcoats over gray turtleneck sweatshirts for the scene

Jackson, 75, and Travolta, 70, portrayed hitmen Jules Winnfield and Vincent Vega in the film, which not only revitalized Travolta’s career but also elevated Jackson’s and solidified Tarantino’s reputation as a major cinematic talent. The trio donned matching brown trench coats over gray turtleneck sweatshirts for the occasion.New guard: The pair were joined by Jesse T. Usher, 25, who will play John Shaft Jr. in the 2019 reboot of the seriesGenerations: Richard Roundtee played the iconic character in the 1971 original film, before Samuel L. Jackson took over for the 2000 remake

All three sported dark sunglasses, but only Jackson and Roundtree wore black leather gloves, while Usher opted to go without gloves.

In addition to Pulp Fiction, Jackson played an NYPD detective in the John Singleton-directed remake of Shaft, which originally hit theaters in 1971, earning over $12 million from a budget of about $1.25 million. The original film led to two sequels in the ’70s: Shaft’s Big Score! and Shaft in Africa. Jackson’s version, released in 2000, grossed over $107 million.

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