. . .Minka Kelly, who plays Jackie Kennedy, and Jane Fonda, who plays Nancy Reagan, were due to fly into New Orleans on Monday, but their flights were canceled at the last minute. A source told us, “The cast and crew for the film is huge, and it was a giant operation to get them out. But everyone has been taken to safety. The stars were flown out over the weekend right up until the airport closed.”
“The Butler” centers on the life of White House butler Eugene Allen, played by Whitaker, and his service to eight American presidents over three decades. Allen started as a “pantry boy” in the White House in 1952, and rose through the ranks to head butler. He retired in 1986. . .