P.adre and daughter not only in life, also on the set. Dylan Penn and dad Sean are the protagonists of A Life on the Run (Flag Day). The film – in cinemas this weekend – which the two-time Oscar-winning actor also directs – is inspired by the story of John Vogelthe most famous forger in American history of all time and the relationship between them and daughter Jennifer.
Dylan Penn: a career on the rise
With A life on the run Dylan is on his third cinematic experience. The debut came in 2015 thanks to Condemnedhorror film directed by Eli Morgan Gesner, which was followed the following year Elvis & Nixonwith Kevin Spacey. The big break, however, now comes with the role from co-star alongside his father.
Born in 1991, Dylan Frances Penn enters the Olympus of cinema after a long career as a model and, perhaps, a long search to find one’s way. After all, being children of art is a good business card, but also a heavy burden from which it is difficult to free oneself. And if there are two famous parents, the matter gets complicated.
Yes, because in addition to bearing a high-sounding surname, Dylan is also the daughter of Robin Wright (Forrest Gump, House of Cards), from which Sean divorced in 2010. In short, a family not exactly like many, in which the fear of confrontation with parents, two sacred monsters of cinema, would risk frightening anyone.
The past as a model
Before approaching the cinema, the young girl immediately showed character and insecurity choosing not to enroll in university. A circumstance that prompted her parents to cut off her food. But from which Dylan drew more than one lesson.
She worked as a bartender, waitress, hostess, employed in an advertising agency and for six months delivered the pizzas. Her salary wasn’t great, but her experience helped her grow and prove herself.
In 2013 the first approach arrives in the spotlight with a modeling career. The surname helps but there are also objective elements to obtain covers and later conquer a place in the ranking of the most beautiful women second Maxim. In parallel, she participates in the video of the song Chains Of Nick Jonas and a commercial for Stuart Weitzman, opposite Poppy Delevingne.
Dylan Penn at the Miami Design District in 2021. (Getty Images)
The Cannes debut with A life on the run
Speaking of the parent-child relationship, the decision to cast Dylan a role came naturally. “I couldn’t have imagined another actress who wasn’t playing Jennifer,” said Sean. Despite the flattery, it was his daughter who initially hesitated, who did not believe he was able. “I am very intimidated by his presence. TOI was afraid of not being able to have my spacebut I was wrong », he revealed,« we compensate ourselves perfectly ».
In 2021, on the occasion of the premiere of A life on the run to Cannesenchanted the red carpet with a good dose of charm and elegance. Parade with the father, who then was moved in the room, as evidence of a strong, solid relationship that goes beyond sequins and spotlights.
A future in cinema?
After the debut on the French Riviera, now the arduous sentence rests with the public, who will decide whether Dylan Frances Penn deserved the co-star role alongside his father. Meanwhile, it shows the right intellectual honesty that children of art sometimes forget. “Sometimes when I show up for an audition, expectations are high because of my last name. This can inhibit or intimidate mebut in the end I think that (being the daughter of famous parents, nda) aid “. Chapeau.
As for his private life, however, at the moment everything is silent. She has been romantically linked in the past to actors Steve McQueen and Robert Pattinson.
Dylan Penn in a scene from “A Life on the Run”. (Lucky Red)
A life on the runa family reunion
Dylan and Sean aren’t the only two Penn family members to star in A life on the run. In fact, the cast also includes Hopper, the second son of the actor and director, who plays Nick Vogel, Jennifer’s brother. Like her sister, Hopper also has a model past and made her film debut in 2016 in the film Your last looknext to Charlize Theronformer partner of his father.
In addition to their passion for cinema and fashion, the brothers faced a common problem: drug abuse. For both, after a difficult period in which they had to fight addiction, the light came out of the tunnel.
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