From the opening frames of the trailer for 'The Butler,' it's as if you can hear everyone involved saying one word. That word? Oscar. Academy award-nominated director Lee Daniels leads Oscar winning actor Forest Whitaker in this tour of race relations in America as told through the perspective of a White House butler.
Amy Adams is likely on her way to a fourth Oscar nomination for her intense work in Paul Thomas Anderson's 'The Master'; actually, it could end up being her first (overdue) win. But if she doesn't bring home a statue that evening, she'll probably get another shot during the 2014 Oscars, as the actress is set to play Janis Joplin for 'Precious' director Lee Daniels. And that simply sounds like gold to us.
Hugh Jackman and director Lee Daniels tried to get a movie made about the civil rights struggles in America a couple years ago, but they've now found a different tack: 'Orders to Kill' focuses on a lawyer who believes that the shooting of Martin Luther King was a conspiracy.
It's such a famous scene that if we simply say "Sharon Stone's 'Basic Instinct' moment," you know exactly which revealing shot I'm referencing. And apparently Nicole Kidman will attempt to top it – if possible – in Lee Daniels' upcoming drama 'The Paperboy.' Want to see for yourself?
