Sydney Sweeney lines up next movie after smash hits Anyone But You and Immaculate – and it's a boxing biopic
May. 9, 2024The King’s David Michôd is set to direct
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Sydney Sweeney has lined up her next movie after smash hitsAnyone But YouandImmaculate– and it’s a sports biopic.
According toDeadline, Sweeney, who rose to fame in HBO’s teen drama Euphoria, is set to play real-life boxer Christy Martin in a flick directed by The King’s David Michôd. The publication also states that the filmmaker, along with production company Black Bear, hopes to shop the film at Cannes Film Festival later this month, before kicking off filming in the fall.
“I grappled and did kickboxing from 12-19 years old. I’ve been itching to get back into the ring, train, and transform my body,” Sweeney said in a statement. “Christy’s story isn’t a light one, it’s physically and emotionally demanding, there’s a lot of weight to carry. But I love challenging myself.”
“I have a history of making movies about damaged men and I’d been wanting to make a film about a woman with a ferocious energy inside her,” added Michôd. “When I came across the Christy Martin story two years ago I knew I’d found it. Her ferocity is intelligible and justifiable and audiences will crave it because of the circumstances she was forced to endure.”
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