#14. The Descendants
Director: Alexander Payne
Writer(s): Nat Faxon and Jim Rash
Producers: Payne, Jim Burke, Jim Taylor
Distributor: Fox Searchlight.
The Gist: Based on the Kaui Hart Hemmings novel, this is set in Hawaii, the unconventional family drama tells the story of a newly widowed father — the descendant of landowners and one of the richest men on Oahu — who takes off with his two rebellious daughters to track down his wife’s lover on the island of Kauai.….(more)
Cast: George Clooney.
Why is it on the list?: Payne tried on the producer’s hat and thankfully he put that aside to focus on what he does best. The source material and the screenplay (a very good read I might add) will only bring out his strong suit – as no one is more agile at poking fun at the middle-life crisis of upper middle-class America.
Release Date/Status?: Production begins in January. Look for this to be Searchlight’s Oscar bait for 2011.
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