Cast
- Samuel L. Jackson as John Shaft
- Vanessa L. Williams as Carmen Vasquez
- Jeffrey Wright as Peoples Hernandez
- Christian Bale as Walter Wade, Jr.
- Richard Roundtree as Uncle John, the original John Shaft and uncle of this film's Shaft.
- Pat Hingle as Judge Dennis Bradford
- Busta Rhymes as Rasaan
- Toni Collette as Diane Palmieri
- Dan Hedaya as Jack Roselli
- Ruben Santiago-Hudson as Jimmy Groves
- Josef Sommer as Curt Flemming
- Lynne Thigpen as Carla Howard
- Philip Bosco as Walter Wade, Sr.
- Lee Tergesen as Luger
- Daniel von Bargen as Lt. Kearney
- Peter McRobbie as Lt. Cromartie
- Zach Grenier as Harrison Loeb
- Richard Cocchiaro as Frank Palmieri
- Ron Castellano as Mike Palmieri
- Mekhi Phifer as Trey Howard
The director of the original Shaft, Gordon Parks, appears in a cameo at the Lenox Lounge party as "Mr. P," as a homage by director John Singleton to the original film.
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