Hard to believe SIDEWAYS was seven years ago, but director Alexander Payne is finally back behind the camera for a big screen effort, and he’s got George Clooney starring in the lead. THE DESCENDANTS tells the story of a distant father forced back into a full time gig with his kids after his wife suffers and accident. But of course there’s more to it than that. We showed you a very brief clip a few weeks back, which happens to be a clip taken directly from the film’s full trailer. The movie co-stars Judy Greer, Matthew Lilliard, Beau Bridges, Robert Forster, Shailene Woodley, Michael Ontkean, Ron Huebel, Mary Birdsong, and more. Take a look at the poster above and the trailer below. I love Payne’s work, and this looks every bit as good as you’d expect coming from someone like him. Plus it’s Fox Searchlight, and they tend to release quality work, so there’s that too. Tell us your thoughts in the comments.
From Alexander Payne, the creator of the Oscar-winning SIDEWAYS, set in Hawaii, THE DESCENDANTS is a sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic journey for Matt King (George Clooney) an indifferent husband and father of two girls, who is forced to re-examine his past and embrace his future when his wife suffers a boating accident off of Waikiki. The event leads to a rapprochement with his young daughters while Matt wrestles with a decision to sell the family’s land handed down from Hawaiian royalty and missionaries.
THE DESCENDANTS opens December 16, 2011
wow! this looks so powerful. I’m probably going to need a tissue or two. but then I always do. See you at the picture show!