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Tuesday, October 2, 2012
PHOTO: Oprah Lights One Up After Final Love Scene In “The Butler” (QUEERTV)
The Butler possesses one of the greatest casts ever assembled, hands down.
Let’s see, we’ve got Robin Williams as Dwight D. Eisenhower; Melissa Leo as Mamie Eisenhower; Alan Rickman as Ronald Reagan; Jane Fonda as Nancy Reagan; James Marsden as JFK; John Cusack as Tricky Dick Nixon; Liev Schreiber as Lyndon B. Johnson; True Blood‘s Nelsan Ellis (yes, children, Lafayette) as Martin Luther King, Jr; and rounding out the cast, Forest Whitaker, Vanessa Redgrave, Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz, Alex Pettyfer, Cuba Gooding Jr, Terrence Howard and a little lady you may have heard of – Oprah Fucking Winfrey.
Full story here: http://www.queerty.com/photo-oprah-the-butler-20121002/
Monday, September 24, 2012
The Butler, Starring Alan Rickman, Vanessa Redgrave and Liev Schreiber, Gets Weinstein Company Pick-Up NEWS By Broadway.com Staff September 24, 2012 - 3:45PM (BROADWAY.COM)
The Weinstein Company has acquired distribution rights for The Butler, the upcoming ensemble drama from Precious director Lee Daniels. The film stars Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, Mariah Carey, John Cusack, Jane Fonda, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Terrence Howard, Lenny Kravitz, Melissa Leo, James Marsden, Vanessa Redgrave, Alan Rickman, Liev Schreiber and Robin Williams. No release date has been announced.
The Butler follows an African-American man (Whitaker) who served as a butler in the White House for more than thirty years, tending to eight Presidents. The all-star cast will play various public figures, including Schreiber as Lyndon B. Johnson, Rickman as Ronald Reagan and Williams as Dwight Eisenhower.
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Alan Rickman: Isaac rains out all-star flick Last Updated: 12:09 AM, August 30, 2012 (NEW YORK POST)
Shooting on the big-budget Lee Daniels-directed movie “The Butler” was shut down in New Orleans as Hurricane Isaac barreled down on the Gulf on Tuesday evening, Page Six can exclusively reveal.
Cast and crew of the film — including Daniels, Cuba Gooding Jr., Alan Rickman, Oprah Winfrey, Robin Williams, Lenny Kravitz, Melissa Leo, Forest Whitaker and producer Hilary Shor — were evacuated to safe locations until the storm passes.
“Evacuating Louisiana. Hurricane Isaac please be gentle! Everyone be safe!” co-star Alex Pettyfer posted on his Twitter feed on Monday.
Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/isaac_rains_out_all_star_flick_vFKqHu7K66XrZMOOkwbJ6O
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Alan Rickman to star as U.S. President Ronald Reagan in 'The Butler' (MUGGLENET)
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Alan Rickman - who portrayed Potions Master and ultimate good guy Severus Snape in the Harry Potter films - is slated to star as the 40th United States President, Ronald Reagan, in a new film titled The Butler.
Alan Rickman is just the latest of the big-name stars to join the cast that includes Oprah Winfrey, Forest Whitaker, Jane Fonda, Liam Neeson, and John Cusack. Matthew McConaughey, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Terrence Howard have also been mentioned for the film.
The Butler will present the details of the life of Eugene Allen (Forest Whitaker), a White House servant who worked for every president from Harry Truman to Reagan
READ MORE: http://www.mugglenet.com/app/news/show/5640
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