The highly-anticipated trailer for Lee Daniels’ The Butler has been released, starring Forrest Whitaker as a White House butler employed for 34 years and Oprah Winfrey also starring as his wife.
Whitaker’s first appearance as Eugene Allen, who worked in the White House starting when Eisenhower was president all the way through the Reagan administration.
As we previously reported, there will be many famous faces in this film. Jane Fonda will play Nancy Reagan, while John Cusack will appear as Richard Nixon. Also in the film is Robin Williams, Liev Schreiber, Alan Rickman, Melissa Leo, James Marsden, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Minka Kelly.
The Wrap reports the movie will hit the big screen on Oct. 18.
Director, Daniels, previously told The Hollywood Reporter of making the movie “I can't go into my bag of tricks on this one. No urination, no baby falling down the stairs, no cursing at all. We only have one 'f--k,' which Lyndon Johnson gets. I felt like I directed the film in handcuffs and a muzzle."