Africa), and Superpower (a documentary about Russia invading Ukraine, which was a Paramount Plus original). He also directed a segment of the anthology, September 11. Penn has won three Oscars in acting categories, most recently for playing an over-the-top bigoted cop in One Battle After Another. He skipped the Academy Awards ceremony, though, because he said he finds groups larger than eight people  anxiety- and dread-inducing. 

Penn is rumored to be working on another movie about journalist Jamal Khashoggi, whom the actor believes was  murdered by the crown prince of Saudi Arabia [Mohammed bin Salman],  according to The Hollywood Reporter. Trump and his administration rejected that opinion when the CIA said that that was exactly what happened in 2018.