First Look: Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, Terrence Howard Star in Lee Daniels’ ‘The Butler’ [Trailer]

BY: Denver Sean

Published 11 years ago

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The first trailer for the highly anticipated film The Butler has been released.

Filmed in New Orleans, the Lee Daniels-directed film tells the story of Eugene Allen (played by Forest Whitaker), who served under eight presidents during his 1952-1986 stint as the White House butler.

In addition to Forest Whitaker, the film stars Oprah Winfrey, Terrence Howard, Lenny Kravitz, Mariah Carey, Jesse Williams and Cuba Gooding Jr.

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Check out the first official trailer below. The Butler hits theaters October 18th.

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