Lenny Kravitz Added To Lee Daniel’s The ButlerPosted by Wilson Morales
May 22, 2012
Source: Deadline
As Lee Daniels is in Cannes showcasing his latest film, ‘The Paperboy,’ it was revealed that singer-actor Lenny Kravitz is among the actors added to his next film, ‘The Butler,’ Deadline.com reports.
Matthew McConaughey, who’s also in The Paperboy, will play JFK, Alan Rickman and Jane Fonda as Ronald and Nancy Reagan, and John Cusack as Nixon? Icon UK Group has signed to be part of the film. The picture will star Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey in the true story of Eugene Allen, the White House butler who served eight American presidents, observed the civil rights movement, and was brought back after he retired to witness the inauguration of the country’s first black president, Barack Obama.
Also included in the cast are Cuba Gooding Jr, David Oyelowo, Lenny Kravitz and Terrence Howard. Danny Strong wrote the script with Daniels based on Wil Haygood’s Washington Post article.
Kravitz, who was recently in ‘Hunger Games,’ previously worked with Daniels on the Oscar nominated film, ‘Precious.’
