Sean Penn reveals how Zelensky became ‘a different person’ when Russia invaded Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky underwent a transformation overnight when his country was invaded by Russian forces last February, with Hollywood star and director Sean Penn witnessing it. In an interview with CBS on Wednesday, the two-time Academy Award winner recalled being with the embattled leader when disaster struck. “I met him the day before and.. when he walked into the room on the day of the invasion, in front of our cameras, … it was as if he was born for this.. and it was a seamless rise. It was a The person was different, cellularly, than the person I met the day before. And he had – and has – as Ukrainian people do, absolutely absolute determination,” he said. It’s not the first time that Penn has expressed that the war was a turning point for Zelensky. Earlier in February, he said at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival that the leader was born to help his country deal with total war. Penn Zelensky In February 2022, Penn was filming a documentary on Zelensky’s journey from comedian to president. However, the project quickly changed as the war broke out. He noticed that Zelensky was returning to his country. He immediately became a “different person” to protect the world from Russia’s constant attacks. Their meeting is captured in a new film called ‘Superpowers’. Based on the Ukraine War, it is a “light-hearted story” about the country’s president and what happened “long before the drums beat on Russian invasion”. When asked why Zelensky agreed to join the project, the American director speculated that “he understands that part of war-fighting in the new world is communication on multiple levels.” The documentary will premiere on Monday, September 18 on Paramount+.