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| The debut trailer for Lee Daniels' The Butler, based on the true story of a black man who served eight US presidents, has hit the web. | The debut trailer for Lee Daniels' The Butler, based on the true story of a black man who served eight US presidents, has hit the web. |
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| Forest Whitaker stars as Cecil Gaines, whose story is based on the real-life White House butler Eugene Allen. Allen served presidents between 1952 and his retirement in 1986, by which time he had risen from a lowly pantry man to the head role, Maître d'. | Forest Whitaker stars as Cecil Gaines, whose story is based on the real-life White House butler Eugene Allen. Allen served presidents between 1952 and his retirement in 1986, by which time he had risen from a lowly pantry man to the head role, Maître d'. |
| Daniels' film stars Oprah Winfrey, in her first big screen role since 1998's Beloved, as Gaines's wife, Gloria. Britain's David Oyelowo plays his son, Louis, who becomes a freedom fighter during the civil rights era, a role that brings him into conflict with his father. | Daniels' film stars Oprah Winfrey, in her first big screen role since 1998's Beloved, as Gaines's wife, Gloria. Britain's David Oyelowo plays his son, Louis, who becomes a freedom fighter during the civil rights era, a role that brings him into conflict with his father. |
| Daniels' film also features a heavily garlanded cast, as the various presidents and first ladies Gaines meets along the way: Robin Williams plays Dwight D Eisenhower, Melissa Leo appears as Mamie Eisenhower, James Marsden portrays John F Kennedy with Minka Kelly as wife Jackie, John Cusack plays Richard Nixon, and Alan Rickman miraculously morphs into Ronald Reagan, with Jane Fonda as his wife, Nancy. | Daniels' film also features a heavily garlanded cast, as the various presidents and first ladies Gaines meets along the way: Robin Williams plays Dwight D Eisenhower, Melissa Leo appears as Mamie Eisenhower, James Marsden portrays John F Kennedy with Minka Kelly as wife Jackie, John Cusack plays Richard Nixon, and Alan Rickman miraculously morphs into Ronald Reagan, with Jane Fonda as his wife, Nancy. |
| The Butler is being released in the US in October – timing that suggests an Oscars run in 2014. It has been financed by the Weinstein Company, whose Harvey Weinstein is a renowned awards-season campaigner. | The Butler is being released in the US in October – timing that suggests an Oscars run in 2014. It has been financed by the Weinstein Company, whose Harvey Weinstein is a renowned awards-season campaigner. |
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