The descendants by kaui hart hemmings5/13/2023 Alexander moved to Hawaii for about eight months before shooting and I showed him around many of the location featured in the book and introduced him to people of were sort of equivalent to some of the characters I’d written. I really didn’t want to be involved in the script, but I offered my services if they needed me, and it turns out they did. We met and it happened pretty quickly after that.ĭid you have any say in the script process at all? He emailed me when just after he made his decision and came out to Hawaii. There was always the plan for him to produce it, but another director involved dropped out and Alexander finally came around and said he would make it his next film as a director. How soon afterwards did Alexander Payne came into the picture? It was actually picked up a few weeks before it went onto shelves. Kaui, how soon after the book’s release was it optioned for the screen? We recently had the opportunity to speak to the writer about her thoughts on the film and the adaptation process. The story of a workaholic father in Hawaii who is forced to take the emotional reins following a tragic incident in his family, the material was powerful enough to coax Sideways auteur Alexander Payne back into the director’s chair after a prolonged absence, and has resulted in George Clooney giving a career-best performance. Author Kaui Hart Hemming has seen her highly-praised debut novel The Descendants turned into an equally celebrated (and now potential multiple Oscar-winning) Hollywood picture.
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