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“I never wanted to act. And then my dad offered me a part in one of his films (The Last Face). I said no. He said, ‘You’ll be able to learn how to fly helicopters.” And I was like, ‘I’m f—ing in.’ After that, I knew that’s I wanted to do. I was working with my dad and we’d butted heads in the past, but it was a f—ing blast.

“On set, we were best friends.”

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He, who will appear alongside Brad Pitt and Tilda Swinton in David Michael’s War Machine later this year, beams unreservedly about his mom, who you might remember from Princess Bride, if not House of Cards.

Wright’s career is on fire right now, Penn notes. “I went on set for Wonder Woman, she’s pretty ripped. She teaches Wonder Woman how to fight. I’m jealous.

“My mom is one of the best actresses in the world. When I go to the set of House of Cards, it’s a complete transformation. She’s the sweetest woman, and (on TV) she’ll be f—ing backstabbing somebody.

“And Blade Runner 2049’s going to be awesome. She’s a cop.”

Here, Penn notes more about her and Ryan Gosling’s characters — but we’re not going to spoil anything about that if that’s cool with you.

Instead, back to Edmonton, to Puppy Love. So how does Williams feel about all this?

“It’s totally awesome. I never expected my life to get to the point for maybe other people to see.”

Williams is also helping out on set during production. And of Penn, he says, “he’s like my little brother now.”

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After the month-long shoot, Maxxis is aiming for a cut by September. Then, hopefully, film festivals. “Fingers crossed,” say the writer-director.