Oscar winning Greek-American writer-director Alexander Payne (Sideways, Descendents) recently appeared on Greek-Canadian George Stroumboulopoulos’s talk show to promote his new film Nebraska. The two also discussed how anti-Greek sentiment is why the director’s name is now Payne, not Papadopoulos.
Greek American Alexander Payne directed and co-wrote the films Election, About Schmidt, Sideways and The Descendants.
Following in the footsteps of Jack Nicholson and George Clooney, Bruce Dern stars in Payne’s new film, Nebraska, as an elderly man with early dementia who believes that he has won $1 million after receiving some misleading junk mail, a role for which he won best actor at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.
Nebraska has also recently been nominated for six Independent Spirit Awards, including best feature and best director.
Watch the trailer for Nebraska here: