Credit Jean Reno with elevating “My Penguin Friend” from the basic kind of animal centric productions that companies such as Disney Studios produced for so many years. Those offerings worked ...

My Penguin Friend is directed by David Schurmann, from a script written by Paulina Lagudi and Kristen Lazarian. The project stars Jean Reno, Adriana Barraza, and DimDim the penguin, in their debut ...

It’s been a few decades since last we saw Jean Reno playing a withdrawn curmudgeon protecting a pint-sized charge in “The Professional.” Now, with director David Schurmann’s “My Penguin ...

It’s been a few decades since last we saw Jean Reno playing a withdrawn curmudgeon protecting a pint-sized charge in “The Professional.” Now, with director David Schurmann’s “My Penguin ...

It took 10 10-pound penguins to play DinDim, all hailing from Brazil’s Ubatuba Aquarium. It took Reno a while to work with them. “First you have to get used to be by the side of the animal.

Jean Reno (as Joao): “It needs our help.” We all get by with a little help from our friends … and a penguin named Dindim hits the friend jackpot in the new movie “My Penguin Friend.” ...

Starring well-known French actor Jean Reno, as Joao, and Mexican star Adriana Barraza, as Joao’s initially befuddled wife, Maria, “My Penguin Friend” is written by Kristen Lazarian and ...

It was directed by David Schurmann, and the actor Jean Reno is also in the film. Real penguins were used in the movie to make it feel real. Patty told us that the movie is rated PG, lasts 1 hour ...

It’s been a few decades since last we saw Jean Reno playing a withdrawn curmudgeon protecting a pint-sized charge in “The Professional.” Now, with director David Schurmann’s “My Penguin ...