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"The first and only person that I was like, 'Oh he'd be really
perfect', was Sean and we kind of thought he would never do it
because it's such a small movie with a first-time filmmaker and
newer producers,” she said.
However, living close to Penn and occasionally hanging out gave
her the chance to ask him if he would read the script for “Daddio.”
“He did it quite quickly, and that was surprising, and then we
went for a walk, and he loved it (the script),” Johnson added.
Johnson acquired the "Daddio" screenplay from writer and
director Christy Hall. In the film, she plays a young woman who
takes a cab driven by a man named Clark, played by Penn, who
calls her "Girlie." The character's real name is never stated in
the film.
"Girlie" takes the yellow cab back to her apartment in Manhattan
after landing at John F. Kennedy Airport. She and Clark, the cab
driver, have a shockingly earnest conversation about a range of
topics, including relationships, loss and vulnerability.
“Daddio” arrives in theaters on Friday.
The majority of the film involves Clark and 'Girlie' talking
about their lives and experiences while in the cab.
Penn believes the film defies the "razzle dazzle" that people
are often told they must look for in a film.
For him, a glitzy film is not necessarily the key to crafting
impressive cinema.
Instead, what struck him about "Daddio" was the quality of the
script and the rawness of Johnson’s performance as "Girlie."
“She has such a beautiful vulnerability ... that never gets in
the way of strength,” he said.
“It’s vulnerability in the most relevant ways,” he added.
(Reporting by Rollo Ross and Danielle Broadway; Editing by David
Gregorio)
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