Alan Rickman has three new movies in 2013 (EXAMINER)

DECEMBER 15, 2012BY: PATRICIA TAUB

Gainesville viewers will have the opportunity to see three new Alan Rickman movies in 2013. Mr. Rickman is best know for his roles as professor Snape in the Harry Potter series.

Alan Rickman will play Lionel Shahbandar in the 1966 remake of the movie Gambit. The film will also feature Colin Firth and Cameron Diaz. The original movie starred Michael Caine and Shirley MacLaine.

Also scheduled to be released next year is The Butler. This film tells the story of the man who served as butler for eight presidents in the White House. Mr. Rickman will be playing Ronald Reagan, while Jane Fonda will be his wife, Nancy. The film also stars Robin Williams as Dwight Eisenhower, and John Cusack as Richard Nixon.


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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.

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