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The red carpet is a family affair forSean Pennand daughterDylan!
The Penns posed for photos together at a screening of their upcoming filmFlag Dayat The Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles Wednesday. Dylan, 30, sparkled in a sequin silver dress, while her famous father, 60, kept it casual in a bomber jacket and jeans.
The Oscar winner directs his only daughter inher first leading performancefor the new movie, out Aug. 20. Based on a true story,Flag Dayis adapted from Jennifer Vogel’s 2004 memoirFlim-Flam Man: A True Family History.
The film follows the story of John Vogel (Sean), whose double life as a con-artist past catches up with him when his daughter Jennifer (Dylan) is an adult.
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Sean both directs and stars in the film, with daughter Dylan and son Hopper, 27, playing his character’s kids. The actor shares his two adult children with ex-wifeRobin Wright, from whom he divorced in 2010.
At a Cannes press conference last month, producer William Horberg said it was a dream come true to have the Penns join theFlag Daycast,IndieWire reported.
“When I dreamed from the beginning to make the movie with Sean Penn as John Vogel, to have a real father and daughter play a father and daughter, knowing Sean’s commitment to authenticity, this was a special way for this story to be told,” Horberg said. “We didn’t compromise. We had to fight hard to get the resources, to get Sean to do this.”
Dylan and Sean Penn inFlag Day.metro Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc.
“For me, it was equal to doing family therapy in a room full of strangers,” the actress said, adding “I’ve done family therapy, but I’ve never done it with a crew that I didn’t know.”
In fact, Dylan said that Wright encouraged her to take the role with Sean behind the camera from the start.
“She very simply said, ‘I’ve never worked with a better director than your dad. It was the most amazing experience I’ve ever had as an actor,'” Dylan told PEOPLE of her mother’s advice. “So I trusted that.”
In the same conversation, Sean celebrated his daughter’s work onscreen.
“There were times that I had to not only avoid going in to hug her but, in fact, push for more,” he told PEOPLE of production, joking “I felt like somebody ought to call Child Protective Services at that point.”
source: people.com
