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Sean Penn feared he'd set his kids for 'humiliation' with movie casting

Sean Penn cast his kids in Flag Day

Sean Penn feared he'd set his children up for "humiliation" when he cast them in 'Flag Day'.

The 64-year-old actor-and-director - who has Dylan, 34, and Hopper, 31, from his marriage to Robin Wright - got caught up in excitement when he brought the pair in to feature in his 2021 thriller and it was only later he began to experience a wave of parental anxiety about the move, so he appreciated a huge sense of "relief" when they turned in "great" performances.

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