Marsden to replace McConaughey in "The Butler"

"Straw Dog" star James Marsden is said to be replacing actor Matthew McConaughey in the film "The Butler" to portray the late JFK.

Marsden will be joining the cast that includes Alex Pettyfer, Oprah Winfrey, Minka Kelly, Cuba Gooding Jr.,Terrence Howard, Lenny Kravitz, David Oyelowo, and Alan Rickman.

Based on Wil Haygood's Washington Post "A Butler Well Served by This Election," "The Butler" is about "a White House butler served eight American Presidents over the course of three decades." It is set to be released in 2013 and filming will start in New Orleans in mid-July.


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