The father-daughter dynamic didn’t stop on the set forSean Pennand Dylan Penn.During a Thursday appearance onThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert,the Oscar winner, 61, and his daughter, 30, shared the story of their “two-hour standoff” while filmingFlag Day, the upcoming drama Sean directed and stars in alongside Dylan.When hostStephen Colbertasked the actress if she and her father ever got “into loggerheads” over notes on the film, Dylan explained, “We had one major — I think it was a two-hour — standoff about a note he had.“The host, 57, replied, “Two hours over one note?“Dylan nodded, elaborating, “About whether I could wear mascara or not wear mascara,” as the audience laughed. “He won,” she said.Scott Kowalchyk/CBSColbert told Dylan she and Sean’s fight sounded like an exchange “a father usually has with a daughter when she’s 12,” asking the actress, “Did you guys so someplace private to have this fight, or was it just a knockdown, drag-out in front of the crew?“Dylan and Sean confirmed it all went down in public.“It was, once it was clear that she was making the wrong decision, I just went and sat down,” Sean explained. “And then the silence was one the crew had to live with for two hours while the Penns figured it out.“Scott Kowalchyk/CBSColbert joked that he’d like to see the standoff for himself, asking Sean, “Did you roll on that? Because I would watch that movie.“Despite the argument, Dylan has reflected positively on filmingFlag Day. The actresstold PEOPLEearlier this month that working on the movie with her father was a therapeutic experience.“For me, it was equal to doing family therapy in a room full of strangers,” she said, adding, “I’ve done family therapy, but I’ve never done it with a crew that I didn’t know.“Rodin Eckenroth/GettyDylan said she was persuaded to work with her dad after receiving guidance from her mom, actressRobin Wright.“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 said. “So I trusted that.“Flag Day, which is adapted from Jennifer Vogle’s 2004 memoir, “Flim-Flam Man,” tells the story of a young journalist (Dylan) and her relationship with her father (Sean), who is a con man. The film also stars Katheryn Winnick and Sean’s son, Hopper Jack Penn.Flag Dayis in theaters Aug. 20.
The father-daughter dynamic didn’t stop on the set forSean Pennand Dylan Penn.
During a Thursday appearance onThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert,the Oscar winner, 61, and his daughter, 30, shared the story of their “two-hour standoff” while filmingFlag Day, the upcoming drama Sean directed and stars in alongside Dylan.
When hostStephen Colbertasked the actress if she and her father ever got “into loggerheads” over notes on the film, Dylan explained, “We had one major — I think it was a two-hour — standoff about a note he had.”
The host, 57, replied, “Two hours over one note?”
Dylan nodded, elaborating, “About whether I could wear mascara or not wear mascara,” as the audience laughed. “He won,” she said.
Scott Kowalchyk/CBS
Colbert told Dylan she and Sean’s fight sounded like an exchange “a father usually has with a daughter when she’s 12,” asking the actress, “Did you guys so someplace private to have this fight, or was it just a knockdown, drag-out in front of the crew?”
Dylan and Sean confirmed it all went down in public.
“It was, once it was clear that she was making the wrong decision, I just went and sat down,” Sean explained. “And then the silence was one the crew had to live with for two hours while the Penns figured it out.”
Colbert joked that he’d like to see the standoff for himself, asking Sean, “Did you roll on that? Because I would watch that movie.”
Despite the argument, Dylan has reflected positively on filmingFlag Day. The actresstold PEOPLEearlier this month that working on the movie with her father was a therapeutic experience.
“For me, it was equal to doing family therapy in a room full of strangers,” she said, adding, “I’ve done family therapy, but I’ve never done it with a crew that I didn’t know.”
Rodin Eckenroth/Getty
Dylan said she was persuaded to work with her dad after receiving guidance from her mom, actressRobin Wright.
“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 said. “So I trusted that.”
Flag Day, which is adapted from Jennifer Vogle’s 2004 memoir, “Flim-Flam Man,” tells the story of a young journalist (Dylan) and her relationship with her father (Sean), who is a con man. The film also stars Katheryn Winnick and Sean’s son, Hopper Jack Penn.
Flag Dayis in theaters Aug. 20.
source: people.com
