Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick's children had 'reservations' over starring in a movie with their parents
Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick's children had 'reservations' over starring in a movie with their parents
Sharareh DrurySat, March 14, 2026 at 12:30 AM UTC
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Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick's children are sharing what it was like to star alongside their famous parents in the horror-comedy Family Movie, which premiered at SXSW on March 13.
Speaking with EW, both Sosie and Travis Bacon admitted initially having "reservations" about being on screen with their parents for the first time.
"I had reservations for sure. I think we all were concerned that, you know, things would come up, we would get into arguments... little tensions and stuff would arise in the situation because we're on set," Sosie, who currently stars in Scarpetta, shared.
Family Movie follows a family of filmmakers who find themselves in a real-life horror movie of their own when a body turns up on the set of their low-budget slasher. Travis, a musician and composer, shared that all of the Bacons are "attuned to the horror genre" but "from a variety of different perspectives, experiences, and age."
"Sosie and I had an idea and a direction for how we saw this film, and we just wanted to make sure that our voices were heard in those moments," Travis said.
Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick star in 'Family Movie' with their children Sosie and Travis.Credit: Mac Fisken
The experience of all four teaming together on the film ultimately helped bond them even closer.
"It was the most pleasant and exciting and kind of connected experience that we could have had," Sosie shared.
For Travis, who typically is more off camera than on, he was "floored and impressed" by his family's ability to come together on this film in such a productive way.
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"It felt extremely collaborative and felt like everybody's voices were heard," Travis added. "I think everybody's voices are seen and heard in the film as well... It was magical."
Kyra Sedgwick, Sosie Bacon, Kevin Bacon and Travis Bacon in 'Family Movie.'Credit: Mac Fisken
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As for parents Kevin and Kyra, the two opened up about being both parents and directors on the set.
"When you're dealing with actors, you know, that you're directing that aren't your children, you're not like going, 'How's their day? Are they okay?' or 'Can I help them with this thing?' And I think it was really hard to separate that at times," Kyra said. "But I just kept trying to remind myself ... I was just utterly impressed with their ability to have stuff going on in their lives and their ability to just show up on set and, like, that stays at home."
Kevin added that there was also "pride" in getting to work with his family on the film, especially amid the challenges of navigating an active production for an indie film.
"They both have an incredibly strong work ethic, a very strong concern and empathy for people and their jobs, and respect amongst crews," Kevin said. "So that's always just makes you feel good."
—Additional reporting by Mike Miller
on Entertainment Weekly
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