Lee Daniels Wants Oprah Winfrey For 'The Butler;' Neeson, Jackman, Kunis, Oyelowo, Cusack All Possible As Well
Lee Daniels Wants Oprah Winfrey For ‘The Butler;’ Neeson, Jackman, Kunis, Oyelowo, Cusack All Possible As Well In the months that followed the release and general success ofLee Daniels' filmPrecious, the director consideredtwo follow-ups. One wasSelma, a civil-rights drama that would have recreated the relationship between Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and President Lyndon Johnson. TheotherwasThe Butler, about a man named Eugene Allen, who was a servant in the White House starting in 1954 and working through eight presidencies....