Lee Daniels Lines Up Gay Action Hero Movie

Lee Daniels Lines Up Gay Action Hero Movie
DEAUVILLE, FRANCE - AUGUST 31: Director Lee Daniels poses at a photocall for the movie 'The Butler' during the 39th Deauville Americain film festival on August 31, 2013 in Deauville, France. (Photo by Francois Durand/Getty Images)
DEAUVILLE, FRANCE - AUGUST 31: Director Lee Daniels poses at a photocall for the movie 'The Butler' during the 39th Deauville Americain film festival on August 31, 2013 in Deauville, France. (Photo by Francois Durand/Getty Images)

To anyone familiar with the works of director Lee Daniels -- whose previous films include the Oscar-winning "Precious" and its follow-up, the pulpy B-movie "The Paperboy" -- the success of "The Butler" was sort of surprising, especially given how far removed it was from his outrageous earlier work.

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