Up in the Air: In Theaters 11.25.2009

"Up in the Air" is the third film by Academy Award nominated director Jason Reitman and stars George Clooney. Reitman previously directed 2006's "Thank You for Smoking" and 2007's "Juno". George Clooney plays Ryan Bingham, a corporate downsizing expert who
travels around the country firing people. Ryan doesn't have a personal life and he numbs himself with sex, booze, and drugs. On occasion he delivers motivational speeches about the virtue of a relationship-free life. His life on the road however is threatened when his company chooses to ground him at corporate headquarters and when he meets the frequent-traveler woman of his dreams. The movie co-stars Vera Farmiga ("The Departed") as the woman, Anna Kendrick ("Twilight"), Jason Bateman ("Extract") as Ryan's boss, Danny McBride ("Pineapple Express") as Ryan's brother in-law, J.K. Simmons ("Spider-Man"), and Zach Galifianakis ("The Hangover"). The film was written by Reitman and Sheldon Turner, Turner previously wrote 2005's "The Longest Yard" and 2006's "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning". The movie is loosely based on the novel "Up in the Air" by Walter Kim. The film is due out in theaters on November 25, 2009 for the Thanksgiving Holiday. View Trailer Here