First Photo of Forest Whitaker as ‘The Butler’ Eugene Allen Who Served Eight U.S. Presidents (Photo credit: Variety)
From Shadow and Act: THE first OFFICIAL still photo from Lee Daniels’ The Butler, featuring it’s star Forest Whitaker, in a film based on the story of Eugene Allen, the White House butler who served many presidents, over several decades.
Oprah Winfrey, David Oyelowo, John Cusack, Alan Rickman, Jane Fonda, Melissa Leo, Liev Schreiber, Jesse Williams, Mariah Carey, Yaya DaCosta, and many more co-star in the film.
Its soundtrack will be composed by the legendary Quincy Jones.
A Laura Ziskin Production, The Butler is being produced by Pamela Oas Williams, the late Laura Ziskin, Lee Daniels, and Cassian Elwes; executive produced by Hilary Shor and Adam Merims; and co-produced by David Jacobson.
The independently-financed film is bankrolled by Follow Through Productions, Windy Hill Pictures, Salamander Media, Salloway Rubenstein Productions/Crystal City Entertainment, Earl W. Stafford, Starstream Films, Yogi Entertainment, and Inner Media Capital.
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