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 with his two daughters. His plan is to do everything it takes to keep his family together.

Nat Faxon and Jim Rash wrote the script, but Payne did some rewrites .He will shoot the film early 2010 in Hawaii, according to Variety. This marks his first feature since 2004's comedy "Sideways."

Clooney fans will get to see and hear their actor a bunch of times during the next two months. Clooney will first appear in "The Men Who Stare at Goats," followed by "Fantastic Mr. Fox" and "Up in the Air."

The thought of Clooney teaming with Payne sounds great, of course. Especially Payne's delicious "Sideways" is one of those films I can watch over and over again without growing tired of it.