Amazing what some make-up can do! Jane Fonda looks the spitting image of Nancy Reagan (and Rickman is just like Ronald)
- Jane Fonda and Alan Rickman seen filming The Butler in New Orleans
- Film also features Oprah Winfrey, Robin Williams and Lenny Kravitz
- It tells story of White House butler who worked for eight presidents
Glamorously walking around the set with a sparkling dark top, long red dress and black heels, this is the first look at Jane Fonda's extraordinary transformation into Nancy Reagan.
The 74-year-old US actress was yesterday spotted filming The Butler in New Orleans, Louisiana, with Harry Potter star Alan Rickman playing her husband Ronald Reagan.
Fonda has undergone a dramatic makeover for the film - as has 66-year-old Londoner Rickman, who looked remarkably like the late 40th US President, with his hair dyed dark brown.
Transformation: Jane Fonda, 74, was yesterday spotted filming new film The Butler in New Orleans, Louisiana
Transformation: Jane Fonda and Alan Rickman as Nancy and Ronald Regan on the set of The Butler this week
Rickman was certainly sporting a strikingly different look to play Reagan, who died in 2004, than for his most famous role as Hogwarts teacher Severus Snape in the Harry Potter films.
Fonda was done up in full hair and make-up to play the former Republican president's wife, Nancy, who is now 91. Co-star Oprah Winfrey, 58, shared a snapshot from the set on Instagram yesterday.
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Fonda later posted a picture of herself alongside a dapper-looking singer Lenny Kravitz, 48, who plays a character called James Holloway in the film, directed by Lee Daniels.
The Butler tells the story of White House butler Cecil Gaines, played by Forest Whitaker, who worked for eight presidents at the iconic Washington D.C. residence over his 34 years there.
Resemblance: The real-life Nancy Reagan, with the couple's pet King Charles spaniel Rex, as she strolled along the White House in December 1986 with her husband Ronald Reagan, who died in June 2004
Sneak peek: Co-star Oprah Winfrey, with director Lee Daniels, tweeted this behind-the-scenes picture
Famous faces: Jane Fonda and Harry Potter star Alan Rickman, from London, as they usually appear
The movie has a stellar cast with a host of big names playing the remaining presidents. Oprah Winfrey will play Cecil's wife Gloria. Also cast is Robin Williams as Dwight D Eisenhower.
Meanwhile John Cusack will play Richard Nixon, James Marsden as John F Kennedy and Liev Schreiber as Lyndon B Johnson, for the film which is due to be released next year.
Among the First Ladies are Minka Kelly as Jackie Kennedy and Melissa Leo as Mamie Eisenhower. Other cast members include Cuba Gooding Jr, David Oyelowo, Terrence Howard, and Alex Pettyfer.
In real life Fonda, a mother-of-two who was born in New York City, has had three divorced husbands but now lives with her boyfriend, music producer Richard Perry, who is 70 years old.
Star cast: Rickman plays the last President to be served by White House butler Cecil Gaines (Forest Whitaker)
Doesn't he look different: Jane Fonda poses on set with Lenny Kravitz, for the film which is due out next year
Famous names: Oprah Winfrey as Gloria Gaines and Lenny Kravitz as James Holloway in The Butler
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