
Liev Schreiber will play President Lyndon B Johnson in The Butler, the Lee Daniels-directed film about the life of Eugene Allen, a White House servant who worked for eight First Families. The film also stars Robin Williams (as President Dwight D. Eisenhower), Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey and David Oyelowo, as well as John Cusack, Alan Rickman, Jane Fonda as Nancy Reagan and recently added cast members Melissa Leo (Mamie Eisenhower), James Marsden (JFK), Minka Kelly (Jackie Kennedy), Mariah Carey, Vanessa Redgrave, Alex Pettyfer, Yaya DaCosta, Elijah Kelly and Jesse Williams. Danny Strong wrote the script with Daniels, based on Wil Haygood’s Washington Post article about Allen. Daniels will produce with Hilary Shor, Cassian Elwes and Pam Williams of Laura Ziskin Prods. The music is being composed by Quincy Jones. Schreiber is repped by Untitled and CAA.


He’s going to get one of these right eventually, isn’t he?
is it just me or do NONE of these actors/actresses look the part? Jane Fonda as Nancy Reagan maybe, but even that’s a stretch.
What odd casting! The irony of Jane Fonda as Nancy Reagan is great.
I was so excited by this film, until I read Oprah was going to be in it. Oprah!?!?!
I hope all this star casting won’t turn out to be too many chefs in the kitchen…
Robin Williams as Eisenhower?!?! Yeah, people get Teddy Roosevelt (Night at the Museum) and Ike mixed up all the time. They practically look like twins at certain angles in the dark when the sun is in the house of virgo.
There are far too many cooks in that kitchen. Maybe they’ll help Lee to become a better director.
whats wrong with Oprah, cranky intern?
Who is Yaya Dacosta playing? Does anyone know?