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Clooney in Talks for Payne's Descendants

Source:Variety
November 3, 2009


George Clooney is in talks to star in Alexander Payne's family dramedy The Descendants at Fox Searchlight Pictures.

Clooney, who is currently shooting Anton Corbijn-directed thriller The American, would topline the film, which centers on a wealthy landowner who takes his two daughters on a search for his wife's lover in the hopes of keeping his family together.

The Descendants is scheduled to begin filming in February in Hawaii.

The screenplay, which is based on Kaui Hart Hemmings' debut novel of the same name, was written by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash.

COMMENTS (4)

Posted by:
Royal Tenenbaum
November 3, 2009
starts filming in Hawaii? odd.
Posted by:
T-$
November 3, 2009
Maybe he takes them TO Hawaii from middle America. Kindda hard to have a road trip movie on an island, but this should still be good. Payne does not disappoint!
Posted by:
fresh
November 3, 2009
I feel like the only one who thinks Clooney is overrated.
Posted by:
Edward Tudor
November 3, 2009
you are not alone fresh, especially in recent years

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