
We already wrote about
Lee Daniels‘ upcoming movie titled
The Butler, so I'm sure you're going to love this fresh update.
According to the latest reports,
Jane Fonda is attached to play the role of Nancy Reagan in a story that will center on Eugene Allen, the White House butler whose career started with Harry Truman in 1952 and ended in 1986 with Ronald Reagan.
In case you forgot,
Precious director is quite serious about this project, and he already has
Forest Whitaker on board to play Allen, while
Oprah Winfrey is in talks to play his wife.
On the other hand,
David Oyelowo is in talks to play Allen's son and Variety adds that
Liam Neeson and
John Cusack are circling presidential supporting roles as Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon, respectively.
Lee Daniels will direct the whole thing from a script he co-wrote with
Danny Strong and at this moment we know that production on The Butler should start this summer.
As usual, we'll keep an eye on this one, so make sure you stay tuned!