May 19, 2013

Forest Whitaker in Talks to Lead Lee Daniels’ ‘The Butler’

Actor Forest Whitaker arrives at the (Belvedere) RED Pre-Grammys Party with Mary J Blige held at Avalon on Feb. 9, 2012 in Hollywood

*Forest Whitaker is in negotiations to play the title character in director Lee Daniels’ “The Butler,” which tells the true story of Eugene Allen, a black man who worked as butler in the White House, serving eight presidents from 1952 to 1986. David Oyelowo is in talks to play the butler’s son in the movie, [...]