Earlier tonight came the sad news that Richard Roundtree, the original star of the Shaft feature films, had passed away at the age of 81. In addition to starring in the 1971 original Shaft movie, plus its two sequels Shaft's Big Score! and Shaft in Africa, Roundtree would reprise his role for both John Singleton's 2000 reboot of Shaft as well as the 2019 reboot from director Tim Story. Starring opposite Roundtree in both of those movies of course was Samuel L.
"Richard Roundtree, The Prototype, The Best To Ever Do It!!" Jackson wrote in an Instagram post, featuring the two of them in the 2019 feature film.
"To have a guy like that who was unapologetically black, brave, cool and irreverent was a revelation," Jackson told The New York Daily News in 2019 about Roundtree."Like, OK, we're making different kinds of movies now. By the time the Blaxploitation era hit, people tried to disparage it in an interesting sort of way, but we wanted it. We needed it.
News of Richard Roundtree's death broke this evening, confirm that he died earlier in the afternoon of October 24th. Roundtree's agency Artists & Representatives confirmed it also, writing in a statement:"Artists & Representatives Agency mourns the loss of our friend and client Richard Roundtree. His trailblazing career changed the face of entertainment around the globe and his enduring legacy will be felt for generations to come.
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