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Watch Trailer for Alexander Payne’s Futuristic Comedy “Downsizing”

September 12, 2017
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The last time that Alexander Payne’s name made the headlines, he was the mind behind a movie that was set in Nebraska, done completely in black and white, and was as grounded in reality as you could get.  

Now, Payne is doing, arguably, the exact opposite in imagining a futuristic world where shrinking yourself is not only possible, but sold as a better way of living life with his latest work, Downsizing. 

The result (and the subsequent questions that arise from it) appears to be undeniably fascinating and filled with plenty of funny set pieces (like an adult dramedy version of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids?). 

See for yourself in the trailer here.

Downsizing hits theaters this holiday season.

Alexander Payne’s Latest Comedy “Downsizing” Will Star Matt Damon, Reese Witherspoon, Jason Sudeikis, More

January 10, 2015
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(via Deadline)

After The Descendants and Nebraska, Alexander Payne is delving into slightly more fantastical territory with latest project, “Downsizing”. Matt Damon and Reese Witherspoon will star in the film centered on a man thinking his life would be better if he shrank himself. Alec Baldwin, Neil Patrick Harris, and Jason Sudeikis round out a fine cast.

Witherspoon probably won’t reprise a sort of Tracy Flick role as that was here character in Payne’s Election, but we wouldn’t be surprised if it was just as memorable. 

Alexander Payne’s Next Film “Downsizing” to Star Matt Damon

November 5, 2014
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(via Deadline)

Going away from the incredibly grounded reality of his last two movies , Alexander Payne is going a tad fantastical with his next movie, “Downsizing”.

Starring Matt Damon, the film will follow a man who thinks life would be better if he shrunk himself.

This idea, which might also lean more comedically than The Descendants and Nebraska, with Payne at the helm and Damon getting top billing seems prime to be another award frontrunner from the maker of perennial award frontrunners.

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