We've been waiting a long time for Alexander Payne's follow up to Sideways (really, almost seven years??) and our appetites were only whetted by his show stealing short XIVe arrondissement a few years back in Paris, Je t'aime. Well the wait is finally allllmost over. The Descendants comes to theaters in a mere six and a half months. Mark your calendars now for December 6th (and hope hope hope it plays if you are headed to TIFF).
The film stars George Clooney as a rich dude taking care of his daughters after his wife is sidelined by a horrible accident. Sounds heavy but Payne has a way of making any tough situation brilliantly hilarious. The script was adapted from Kaui Hemmings's novel by Payne and actors Nat Faxon and Jim Rash. It co-stars Shailene Woodle, Amara Miller, Beau Bridges, Judy Greer, Matthew Lillard, and Robert Forster.
Check out the trailer below or watch it in HD over at Apple.
Alexander Payne's THE DESCENDANTS Trailer is a Must See