The Descendants
George Clooney it seems is already surrounded in Oscar talk, not for one but for two projects - The Ides of March and The Descendants.
But it is The Descendants that is getting all the attention from an acting perspective for Clooney - who already has a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Syriana.
The Descendants sees the actor team up with filmmaker Alexander Payne, who also penned the screenplay for the movie, in what his first movie since the excellent Sideways back in 2004.
Could this be the performance that gives Clooney a Best Actor Oscar? It seems that many are already tipping him for a nomination despite it only being October.
The Descendants is set in Hawaii and follows the unpredictable journey of an American family at a crossroads.
Matt King (Clooney), a husband and father of two girls, must re-examine his past and navigate his future when his wife is in a boating accident off Waikiki.
He awkwardly attempts to repair his relationship with his daughters - 10 year-old precocious Scottie (Amara Miller) and rebellious 17 year-old Alexandra (Shailene Woodley) - while wrestling with a decision to sell his family’s land.
Handed down from Hawaiian royalty and missionaries, the Kings own some of the last priceless virgin parcels of tropical beach in the islands.
The Descendants is released 27th January 2012.
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