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The Descendants is an expansion of “The Minor Wars,” a story from her collection, House of Thieves. The Descendants has been published in the U.K (Cape), Italy (Newton & Compton), Holland (Unieboek) and Germany. It has been optioned by Fox Searchlight for Alexander Payne who will begin directing ...
The Descendants: A Novel (9781400066339): Kaui Hart Hemmings: Books
amazon.com — Hemmings's bittersweet debut novel, an expansion of her first published short story ("The Minor Wars," from House... of Thieves and originally published in StoryQuarterly ), stars besieged and wryly introspective attorney Matt King, the land-rich ... (more) The Descendants: A Novel (9781400066339): Kaui Hart ...
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Clooney's a Descendant
JoBlo's Movie Emporium News — ... we won't get tired of even if he makes 5 movies a year; the guy is always cool to watch and he knows how to pick his projects and collaborators. This one is no exception. Clooney is in talks to headline THE DESCENDANTS which will be Alexander Payne's first feature film since his Oscar favorite SIDEWAYS. Payne is probably well-rested and ready to kick ass again after a 5-year break, and having Clooney along will surely make this one something to look out for. The film is based on on a novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings about a family man who tries to honor his dying wife's wishes by ...

George Clooney And Alexander Payne Team Up For 'The Descendants'
MTV Movies Blog — ... According to Hemmings' website, "The Descendants" focuses on Matthew King, a wealthy landowner with Hawaiian royalty in his blood. Life is far from perfect for Matthew — he has two irascible daughters in the form of ten-year-old Scottie and seventeen-year-old Alex, not to mention the fact that his high maintenance wife has slipped into an irreversible coma. ...

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Clooney One of Alexander Payne's 'Descendants'
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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