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George Clooney May Join Alexander Payne's 'Descendants'
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[image] Here's some rather exciting news. In August, it was announced that Alexander Payne had shelved his high concept " Downsizing " midgets little people comedy, in favor of his semi-long-gestating adaptation of Kaui Hart Hemmings ' " The Descendants " that Fox Searchlight bought the rights to for him in 2007. Scripted by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash , the novel is a tragicomedy that centers on the story of an attorney who finds himself at a crossroads in his life after his wife dies and takes a trip with his two daughters to find the man she was having an affair with. It's scheduled to begin ...
Owen Wilson Is a Dog
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... Family Affair: George Clooney is close to landing the lead in Alexander Payne's dramedy The Descendants. The Fox Searchlight film focuses on a rich man who takes his two daughters with him to find his wife's lover in a desperate attempt to keep the family together. The studio hopes the audience will be able to suspend disbelief long enough to accept someone cheating on George Clooney. [Variety] ...
Clooney Connecting to Payne’s “Descendants”
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Alexander Payne’s “The Descendants” is going to shoot in Hawaii. Is that why George Clooney is interested?
Variety reports that George Clooney is in talks to star in “The Descendants.” Alexander Payne is directing Nat Faxon and Jim Rash’s adaptation of Kaui Hart Hemmings novel. This will be Payne’s first film since his 2004 indie hit “Sideways.”
“The Descendants” is about “a wealthy landowner who takes his two daughters on a search for his wife’s lover in the hopes of keeping his family together.” Wow, that sounds like one wacky ...
George Clooney in Talks to Star in Alexander Payne’s Next Film, THE DESCENDANTS
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While I enjoy poking fun at most actors who never seem to slow down and it feels like I’m announcing a new project for them every week, I never mind it when that actor is George Clooney. Even when I’m not crazy about the film, like “The Good German” or “Intolerable Cruelty”, I still think he’s great in ...
Clooney One of Alexander Payne's 'Descendants'
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... next February in Hawaii, reports Variety. It'll be Payne's first movie as a director since...uh...Sideways? Yes, that's the one. That's five years ago, if you can believe it. Instead of directing, Payne has been in the shadows as a producer on a handful of films since. But he's back again, although uncharacteristically, he's not writing this time. Perhaps the fact that his last screenplay credit is I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry tells us something. ...
George Clooney picks 'Descendants'
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George Clooney make get his Alexander Payne on soon, as the actor is in talks to star in the filmmaker's upcoming Fox Searchlight drama "The Descendants," based on Kaui Hart Hemmings' novel.
"Descendants" follows a rich landowner (Clooney) who embarks on a search for his wife's lover with his two daughters. His plan is to do everything it takes to keep his family together.
Nat Faxon and Jim Rash wrote the script, but Payne did some rewrites .He will shoot the film early 2010 in Hawaii, according to Variety. This marks his first feature since 2004's comedy "Sideways."
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George Clooney May Be Joining Alexander Payne’s The Descendants
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I’m currently feeling a bit overloaded on George Clooney, what with his upcoming roles in The Men Who Stare at Goats, Up in the Air, and Fantastic Mr. Fox. After not seeing him on the big screen since Burn After Reading, it now feels like we’re facing an onslaught on Clooney projects. Now, we may be able to add yet another one to the mix. Clooney is apparently eying the lead in Alexander Payne’s upcoming Hawaii-based family dramedy, The Descendants, which is based on the ...
George Clooney May Go Sideways With The Descendants
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... Go Sideways With The Descendants George Clooney is dipping his toe into the world of mildly amusing yet moving Fox Searchlight movies. You know the type, its the Little Miss Sunshine genre in which an eccentric group of characters undertakes some sort of journey, laughs are had and lessons are learned. Clooneys version may come from Alexander Payne who, as the former director of Sideways , is no stranger to smile-worthy movies. Paynes movie is called The Descendants and Variety says Clooneys only circling the project. That either means hes still in the decision ...
George Clooney May Go Sideways With The Descendents
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... Go Sideways With The Descendents George Clooney is dipping his toe into the world of mildly amusing yet moving Fox Searchlight movies. You know the type, its the Little Miss Sunshine genre in which an eccentric group of characters undertakes some sort of journey, laughs are had and lessons are learned. Clooneys version may come from Alexander Payne who, as the former director of Sideways , is no stranger to smile-worthy movies. Paynes movie is called The Descendents and Variety says Clooneys only circling the project. That either means hes still in the decision ...
Clooney considering The Descendants
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George Clooney is seriously considering the lead in Alexander Payne's new dramedy, The Descendants. If he signs on, he'll play a wealth landowner who ropes his daughters in the search for his wife's lover so that he can try to keep his family from falling apart. Payne intends to shoot the film - with a script by Jim Rash and Nat Faxon, based on Kaui Hart Hemmings' novel - in Hawaii next February. Which sounds like as good a reason to join the film as any - that and a chance for Clooney to complete another line of his Indie Auteurs bingo card... [Source: Variety] Would this be ...
Alexander Payne + George Clooney = THE DESCENDANTS?
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Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. A new project from Alexander Payne is always worth getting excited about especially when George Clooney is rumored to be circling the lead. There's something about Payne's dry comedy that really gets me and thinking of what Clooney's amiable laid back style humor could look like in one of Payne's flicks makes THE DESCENDANTS all the more appealing to me. The flick centers on a man who takes his two daughters on a search to find his wife's lover in a bid to save his family unit. Of course no one-line description could sum up a Payne movie... man and his buddy find love while wine-tasting, old dude loses his wife and has to ...
Clooney Joins Payne's "Descendants"
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George Clooney is in talks to join the family dramedy "The Descendants" at Fox Searchlight Pictures reports Variety.
Based on Kaui Hart Hemmings' debut novel, the story 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.
Nat Faxon and Jim Rash adapted the script. Alexander Payne directs the film which begins shooting this February in Hawaii.
George Clooney in Talks for Alexander Payne's 'The Descendants'
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While he's one of the main men of superstardom, George Clooney also keeps one foot firmly in the world of quirk and strangeness. He may be Mr. Ocean, but he's also the dude who was in Return of the Killer Tomatoes and The Men Who Stare at Goats. Clooney knows how to be ridiculous, and now he's jumping into a whole new world of quirk.
Variety reports that the actor is in talks to star in the new Alexander Payne dramedy The Descendants. His first feature since Sideways, the film got cooking back in August and follows a rich landowner and father who decides to grab his ...
George Clooney Descends on Yet Another Role
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I haven't been shy about how excited I am about George Clooney's upcoming box office takeover, and the hits just keep on coming. Clooney is in talks to star in The Descendants, a dramedy that follows a rich family man (Clooney) who tries to prevent his family from falling apart by taking his daughters on a trip to find his ...
Clooney could be a Descendant
KillerFilm —
George Clooney is in the middle of negotiations for Alexander Payne’s most recent project “The Descendants”. The Academy Award winning actor is eyeballing the lead role in yet another novel adaptation by Kaui Hart Hemmings. The story 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 (Variety). Penning the screenplay is Nat Faxon and Jim Rash who co-wrote on the short lived TV show”Adopted”.
Payne and “Cedar Rapids” producer Jim Taylor are both producing the feature. Clooney is in the middle of ...
George Clooney Joining Alexander Payne's The Descendants
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George Clooney is certainly finishing strong this year with a trio of releases hitting theaters over the next two months. Clooney will next be seen in The Men Who Stare at Goats (opening November 6th) followed by Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr. Fox also this month and Up in the Air later in December. But ...
George Clooney Joining Alexander Payne's The Descendants
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George Clooney is certainly finishing strong this year with a trio of releases hitting theaters over the next two months. Clooney will next be seen in The Men Who Stare at Goats (opening November 6th) followed by Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr. Fox also this month and Up in the Air later in December. But ...
GEORGE CLOONEY TO BE MILO, THE ONLY PUNK ROCK BIOCHEMIST?
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[image] Hearing that George Clooney would be in The Descendants filled me with mixed emotions. I mean, he would have to be playing Milo, and I'm not sure George is that much of a chameleon. Also, it's hard to imagine Clooney even listening to The Descendants. But then it turns out the movie has nothing to do with the California punk band and everything to do with Alexander Payne. The Descendants is Payne's next film and it looks as though Clooney will be his star; the film, according to Variety , 'centers on a wealthy landowner who takes his two daughters on a search for ...
Harvey and Bob Weinstein Want Their Name Back
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... spite to let them take the name — which is a hybrid of the Weinsteins' parent's names - with them. But with Disney now under less vengeance driven management the Weinsteins hope is that the time be be ripe for an historic reunion . [The Wrap]
• George Clooney is reportedly "circling the lead" role in the long awaited new film by Sideways and Election director Alexander Payne, a family drama/comedy entitled The Descendents. [Variety]
• Suggesting that Oscar's new producers may be taking a step away from from the ...
Harvey and Bob Weinstein Want Their Name Back [Trade Round Up]
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... spite to let them take the name — which is a hybrid of the Weinsteins' parent's names - with them. But with Disney now under less vengeance driven management the Weinsteins hope is that the time be be ripe for an historic reunion . [The Wrap] • George Clooney is reportedly "circling the lead" role in the long awaited new film by Sideways and Election director Alexander Payne, a family drama/comedy entitled The Descendents. [Variety] • Suggesting that Oscar's new producers may be taking a step away from from the ...
George Clooney's Next Project
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George Clooney's a busy guy! He's currently shooting the thriller 'The American' (see thumbnails below). He has three films coming out: 'The Men Who Stare at Goats,' 'Fantastic Mr. Fox,' and 'Up in the Air.' Yet that ...
George Clooney and Alexander Payne could pair up for 'The Descendants'
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... George Clooney under the direction of Alexander Payne? Sounds like a winning combination to me. Clooney is known for choosing atypical comedies, and Payne's movies are darkly comedic, yet ...
Clooney might be one of the THE DESCENDANTS
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George ClooneyA Oscar winner, movie star, and the unofficial King of Handsome, George Clooney, is in talks to play the lead in Alexander Payne’s dramedy THE DESCENDANTS. If he signs on to the project, Clooney would play a man who takes his two daughters with him on his journey to find his wife’s lover, with the intentions of getting his family back together. Payne hasn’t directed a feature film since 2004’s SIDEWAYS, but he did direct a segment in PARIS, JE T’AIME. Before SIDEWAYS, Payne made ABOUT SCHMIDT, which has one of the most memorable endings I have ever seen, as well as the high school election comedy, ELECTION. Payne is also an executive producer on ...
MD News Desk: Kishy Face
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Keep up to date with all the latest from the entertainment world with the MD News Desk: Kish: - This week saw the "Big Gay Wedding" storyline come to a head on One Life to Live, culminating in climactic kiss between Scott Evans' Oliver Fish and Brett Claywell's Kyle Lewis. Watch it all here. - You can catch up on all the soapy goodness of the complete Kish storyline at the Official Movie Dearest YouTube channel (courtesy of YouTuber final81). Awards Watch: - The Big News this week ...
