Sean Penn interviewed Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman months before he was recaptured, it has emerged.

It's claimed that Hollywood star managed to track down a notorious Mexican drug lord, who'd escaped from a maximum security jail.

Rolling Stone magazine says the actor secretly met up with Joaquin Guzman before his capture by special forces on Friday.

Sky reporter Nick Ravenscroft says Guzman apparently wanted his story told on the big screen: