Actor Robin Williams has landed a new role as President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The “Good Will Hunting” actor will play the 34th president in Lee Daniels’ upcoming film, “The Butler.” Williams, 60, will join a star-studded cast that includes Oprah Winfrey, Forest Whitaker, Alan Rickman, John Cusack, Terrence Howard, Cuba Gooding Jr., Jane Fonda, David Oyelowo, Alex Pettyfer, Vanessa Redgrave and Minka Kelly.
The film centers on the real-life story of Eugene Allen, which will be played by Whitaker. Allen served as a butler in the White House under eight different administrations.
