bit.ly – Click to Subscribe! Facebook.com – Become a Fan! Twitter.com – Follow Us! The Descendants hits theaters on December 16th, 2011. Cast: George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Mary Birdsong, Judy Greer, Beau Bridges, Matthew Lillard, Robert Forster, Nick Krause, Amara Miller From Alexander Payne, the creator of the Oscar-winning “Sideways”, set in Hawaii, “The Descendants” is a sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic journey for Matt King (George Clooney) an indifferent husband and father of two girls, who is forced to re-examine his past and embrace his future when his wife suffers a boating accident off of Waikiki. The event leads to a rapprochement with his young daughters while Matt wrestles with a decision to sell the family’s land handed down from Hawaiian royalty and missionaries. The Descendants trailer courtesy Fox Searchlight Pictures.