Sean Penn Acts Alongside Daughter Dylan in Emotional New 'Flag Day' Trailer

Marvel movies, he laments “how much it’s taken up the space and claimed so much time in the careers of so many talented people.” Arguing that today he wouldn’t be allowed to play gay icon Harvey Milk (2008’s “Milk”), Penn recently said that soon only Danish princes will be playing Hamlet.And Penn’s generally well-regarded directing career (including 1995’s “The Crossing Guard” and 2001’s “The Pledge,” both with Jack Nicholson; and 2007's “Into the Wild”) has lately been rockier.

“Flag Day” isn’t just a father-daughter story on screen. It’s also a father-daughter story off-screen, as it stars both Dylan Penn and her father, Sean Penn, the latter of which also directs the awards-contending feature.

Sean Penn starred in a film. That’s changing now since he is not only starring in a new film alongside his daughter, Dylan Penn titled ‘Flag Day’ but also directing it.A post shared by Dylan Penn (@iamdylanpenn)‘Flag Day’ originally premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in July and now the father-daughter duo are making their rounds to promote the film here in the US, which premieres Friday, August 20.

Sean Penn and Dylan Penn are celebrating the release of their new movie!

Dylan Penn found making a movie with her dad to be like "family therapy". The 30-year-old actress admitted it was "intense" to shoot 'Flag Day' alongside Sean Penn - who has also directed the film - but it was also comforting to know he was there with her when she had to be "vulnerable" during filming.

Ethan Shanfeld When Sean Penn first read the script for “Flag Day,” he knew his daughter Dylan needed to play the starring role.“Rarely have I ever had an actor’s face dominate what I was reading on the first read of the script, and Dylan’s face was imprinted on it by page 30,” Sean told Variety at the film’s premiere on Wednesday at the Director’s Guild of America in West Hollywood.The movie, also directed by Sean, marks the first time Dylan has starred alongside her father.“The intensity was

Onlookers who gathered at the Wednesday (Aug. 11) screening of Flag Day at The Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles were treated to a moment of father-daughter bonding.

Sean Penn and his daughter, Dylan Penn, are hitting the carpet to promote their upcoming film, Flag Day. The pair had a sweet moment as they posed for photos at the movie's screening at The Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles Wednesday night.Sean both directed and stars in , and his real-life kids appear in the film as his character's children.

Sean Penn and his daughter Dylan are hitting the red carpet together!

Sean Penn, 60, brought along his look-alike daughter Dylan Penn, 30, to one of the latest screenings of their brand new film, Flag Day, on Aug. 7.

Eddie Vedder‘s daughter Olivia has provided vocals on the song that soundtracks the latest film from Sean Penn.The first trailer for Flag Day, a new drama directed by the Oscar-winner, features Olivia singing a new track called ‘My Father’s Daughter’.Written by the Pearl Jam frontman and Once songwriter Glen Hansard, the track is said to be a moving ode to adopting the traits of your parents, regardless of whether you meant to.It mirrors the storyline of the film – which stars Penn and his

The trailer for Sean Penn and daughter Dylan‘s new movie has been released!

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Jennifer Yuma editorSean Penn’s upcoming film “Flag Day” has released its first trailer, featuring Penn and his children, Dylan Frances Penn and Hopper Jack Penn, as the dysfunctional Vogel family.Sean Penn serves as both star and director for the movie, which is based on Jenifer Vogel’s 2004 memoir recounting her fractured relationship with her father, criminal and con-man John Vogel.

Sean Penn recently made headlines refusing to return to the set of “Gaslit” until all of the cast and crew have been vaccinated. MGM Studios have seemingly capitalized on this media attention surrounding Penn, as they’ve released a brand new trailer for his latest directorial effort “Flag Day” that the studio scooped up during the Cannes Film Festival.