DIRECTOR LEE DANIELS MOVIE "THE BUTLER" STARRING OPRAH ACQUIRED BIG DISTRIBUTION CO.

Title translation everybody will get to see this move so....Oscars 2014?  If having Oprah as one of the stars wasn't enough Lee Daniels movie just got the ultimate boost. The film stars Forest Whitaker and a long list of other big names including Oprah Winfrey, Jane Fonda, Alan Rickman, John Cusack and Robin Williams.

The film, which recently began shooting in New Orleans, also stars  Mariah Carey, John Cusack, Jane Fonda, Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard, Minka Kelly, Lenny Kravitz, Melissa Leo, James Marsden, David Oyelowo, Alex Pettyfer, Vanessa Redgrave, Alan Rickman, Liev Schreiber.

The deal was negotiated by TWC’s David Glasser and Andrew Kramer and by Schuyler Moore of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan. CAA packaged the film and is handling North American sales along with Elwes. The film is being represented by IM Global for international sales.

 The Weinstein Company announced that it acquired Lee Daniels' historical epic "The Butler," thrusting that still-filming feature into the hilariously early Academy Awards conversation for 2013.

"The Butler" focuses on Eugene Allen (played by Academy Award winner Forrest Whitaker), a service worker at the White House through eight administrations.

Oprah Winfrey plays Allen's wife, while actors John Cusack, Alan Rickman, Robin Williams and James Marsden portray, respectively, former U.S. presidents Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy.

Winfrey, who hasn't appeared onscreen since 1998, recently tweeted a photo from the set of "The Butler," showing her, Rickman and Jane Fonda as Nancy Reagan pictured above.

Lee Daniels thoughts about Oprah: 

"She’s a monster, man!" he said. "She’s bringing it and I’m really proud of her. It’s crazy when you’re working with her because people are obsessed. I got to make sure there are no phones around. But we’re having a good time and I think that she’s able to escape the pressures of being Oprah while on my set, because she’s able to sort of be the character. Which is really nice to witness. I wrote this film for her."