Director Lee Daniels is currently at work on his period drama The Butler, and some images of his star-studded cast taking on famous historical figures are starting to trickle out. The film tells the true story of Eugene Allen, a butler who served at the White House from 1952 to 1986.  Forest Whitaker plays Allen, Oprah Winfrey is set as his wife, and David Oyelowo will star as Allenâs son. Butler has cast a number of familiar faces to play the notable persons who walk the halls of the White House throughout this period, and now we have our first look at Alan Rickman and Jane Fonda as First Couple Ronald and Nancy Reagan. I wasnât quite sure how Rickman would physically pull off Reagan, but the resemblance here is striking.Hit the jump to take a look at not only Rickman and Fonda alongside Daniels, but also Winfrey and co-star Lenny Kravitz in old-age makeup. Click here to see James Marsden and Minka Kelly as John and Jackie Kennedy.Images courtesy of Oprahâs Twitter.
First Look at Alan Rickman and Jane Fonda as Ronald and Nancy Reagan in THE BUTLER; Plus Old Oprah Winfrey and Lenny Kravitz
THE BUTLER Movie Images. The first images of Alan Rickman and Jane Fonda as Ronald and Nancy Reagan in Lee Daniels' The Butler alongside Oprah Winfrey