The Butler

Honestly, this one came out of nowhere for me. I had no idea James Marsden was up for a part in this film; it must have happened really suddenly.
I am stunned by the cast list.
I had heard/read about this butler a long while ago; he's pretty famous; he served eight Presidents.
They'll be filming in New Orleans (what isn't, these days) and the film is scheduled for release next year. I don't see a major studio attached to it, but with all that star power there, it shouldn't run into any trouble.

One thing, though, and I'm sorry to mention it.
James Marsden cast as JFK? Really? How will this happen? How can it be?

It's true that when JFK first became President, he was quite slender. But he had Addison's disease, and after a while, his face wasn't thin any more. Are they going to deal with that?

Also, will James have to effect a Boston accent? That will be quite something.

I really think he looks more like RFK than JFK. But whatever. I'm glad he's in the picture with all these other really famous people and good actors: (Alan Rickman, Robin Williams, Oprah Winfrey, Nicole Kidman, Melissa Leo, Liam Neesam, John Cusack, Cuba Gooding, Jr, Forest Whitaker, Jane Fonda, and others less familiar to me).
I neglected to say that Forest Whitaker will play the Butler, and Oprah Winfrey will play his wife. Melissa Leo will play Mamie Eisenhower. Really, when I consider all these Presidents, and matching them up with all these actors - it's amazing to me.

I can see this thing becoming major. Am I wrong? I'm pretty excited, really. And I think that The Butler will be a fun IMDb board. It has already started - a few months ago, actually.

Some of the casting choices above - and the people they are supposed to portray - also are, uh, interesting.
And I'm trying to think of the eight Presidents in the story. If it begins with Eisenhower, then it would be Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford. Carter, Reagan, and George H.W. Bush.
Unless it starts with Truman, then Eisenhower and the rest, leaving out Bush. Could it start earlier than Truman? Roosevelt? I definitely need to do more research on this.
Did I leave out anyone? I think I have them in correct order. (I just looked them up and had forgotten Bush 41.)
My mind is boggled, really. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw it listed under James Marsden's name.