Lee Daniels’ The Butler is a film (with an awesome star-studded cast) about the White House butler, Eugene Allen, who served for 34 years under eight presidents. Today, the first official image of Forest Whitaker as Allen hit the web!

Below is the image, courtesy of Variety. Also starring in The Butler are Oprah Winfrey, David Oyelowo, Liam Neeson, Aml Ameen, Alan Rickman, James Marsden, Jane Fonda, and Robin Williams.

Allen served as the butler from 1952 under Truman until 1986 under Reagan. The film is due out sometime in 2013.

What do you think of the picture? We’re excited to see this film with such a fabulous cast!