The Weinstein Company’s latest has had a rather bumpy ride to the big-screen, thanks to a ridiculous lawsuit filed by Warner Bros. regarding a similar 1916 title that is still to be resolved, but we’ll finally see THE BUTLER released in the US in a matter of weeks. The film follows the life of White House butler Cecil Gaines (Forest Whitaker), who served over several decades at the world famous address through terms beginning with Dwight D. Eisenhower and ending with Ronald Reagan, going on to witness trials and tribulations of those in charge of the country.
PRECIOUS and THE PAPERBOY’s Lee Daniels directs the all-star biopic that includes Robin Williams, James Marsden, Liev Schreiber, John Cusack, Alan Rickman, Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard, David Oyelowo, Mariah Carey, Jane Fonda, Minka Kelly, Oprah Winfrey, Lenny Kravitz, Melissa Leo, Alex Pettyfer, and Vanessa Redgrave.
THE BUTLER is released in US cinemas 16th August, while a UK date has yet to be announced.
Source: EW
