Despite an ongoing legal battle with Warner Bros. over the title of the picture, The Weinstein Company’s historical biopic of White House servant Cecil Gains will still hit US cinemas this Friday. Oscar-winner Forest Whitaker leads as THE BUTLER, an African-American man who worked over several decades at the world famous address through terms beginning with Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1953 and ending with Ronald Reagan in the 1980s. Becoming eyewitness to notable events throughout his 36-year tenure.
LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER tells the story of a White House butler who served eight American presidents over three decades. The film traces the dramatic changes that swept American society during this time, from the civil rights movement to Vietnam and beyond, and how those changes affected this man’s life and family.
We’ve a brand new trailer and international poster double for the film still awaiting a UK release.
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.
Source: TWC
