Over the years we've seen George Clooney play many roles. He's been a doctor, an airborne businessman, a soldier, a psychic, a thief, a fugitive, a hitman, a football player and a spy. But while the guy has dabbled in seemingly every profession known to man, one job that rarely shows up on his resume is "father." Enter Alexander Payne's The Descendants.

Apple has posted the trailer for the film - which actually isn't due out until December 16 - which is the Payne's first since 2004's Sideways. Based on the book by Kaui Hart Hemmings, Clooney plays Matt King, a man suddenly left alone after his wife is involved in a boating accident and is stuck in the hospital. Doing his best to take care of his two children, he experiences a huge revelation: the woman he loves has been cheating on him.

Check out the trailer below or in HD over at Apple.