Sean Penn Shares Films Imagine Ducking Fame

First Launched: The month of the month of january 22, 2012 9:32 PM EST Credit: Getty Images PARK CITY, Utah -- Caption Sean Penn attends the Tribeca Film Festival after-party for Love-hate Love in NY City, on April 26, 2011 Sean Penns new movie casts him just like a former rock star who turns his back on fame and switches into exile overseas. Penn can relate. He mentioned inside an interview Sunday he'd the concept frequently about ducking in the limelight. He stars within this ought to be the region, that have its U.S. premiere within the Sundance Film Festival. Penn first found Utah about 27 in the past while using Falcon as well as the Snowman. The film, directed by Paolo Sorrentino, stars Penn as Cheyenne, a raven-maned, mascara-caked former pop icon whose look was inspired by Robert Cruz in the Cure. The childlike Cheyenne leaves the glamor of his old existence now lives quietly in Ireland along with his firemen wife, carried out by Frances McDormand. After his fathers dying, lost soul Cheyenne embarks around the journey over the united states . States to locate a classic Nazi who brutalized his father in the concentration camping. Penn mentioned he empathizes with Cheyennes decision to escape the spotlight. Turning ones back on fame might be the finest kind of sense. The one that I'd need to be full of, Penn mentioned. I dont think its an overstatement to convey that it's an obscene disease of celebrity thats absorbed far lots of existence that individuals do live. In my opinion its a disease. I still find it reduced the conventional of existence. Not particularly for individuals who're the primary focus from this, though that's clearly a thing that Ive been compromised by. Along with the culture particularly, there's this kind of herd commitment. In my opinion its just become cheap. This Ought To Be the region owes its start to the Cannes Film Festival, where Penn headed the jury that granted honours in 2008. Penns panel presented Sorrentinos political drama Il Divo while using festivals third-place jury prize. The actor as well as the director found themselves standing beside each other for just about any group photo within the Cannes closing ceremony. Simply because they spoken, Penn told Sorrentino he desire to use him, together with annually roughly later, the filmmaker sent the script with this ought to be the region. The film opened up at Mays Cannes festival and opens in U.S. theaters in March. Penn is likely to direct his fifth film, The Comedian with Robert P Niro and Kristen Wiig. Much like he's considered retreating from fame, Penn mentioned he wish to be capable of quit acting and merely direct films. This is not inside the cards given his financial needs, including his J/P Haitian Relief Organization, which boosts money to assist people displaced with the 2010 earthquake. Especially if youre connected having a business like mine in Haiti, there is a factor referred to as drained of funds and needing to function, Penn mentioned. I can create a better living becoming an actor than I am in a position to just like a director. Though I certainly prefer to be pointing movies. ___ Online: http://internet.sundance.org Copyright 2012 with the Connected Press. All rights reserved. These elements may not be launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.