Sydney Sweeney went by means of a “loopy” transformation to painting feminine boxing icon Christy Martin in a brand new biopic set to hit theaters later this 12 months.
Throughout a current interview with W Journal, the Anybody However You star revealed that she gained greater than 30 kilos to play Martin, the previous WBC world champion accountable for placing ladies’s boxing on the map.
“I liked it,” Sweeney mentioned. “I got here on board to play Christy, and I had about three and a half months of coaching. I began consuming. I weight-trained within the morning for an hour, kickboxed noon for about two hours, after which weight-trained once more at evening for an hour.
“My physique was utterly completely different. I didn’t slot in any of my garments. I’m normally a dimension 23 in denims, and I used to be sporting a dimension 27. My boobs acquired larger. And my butt acquired large. It was loopy! I used to be like, ‘Oh my god.’ But it surely was superb: I used to be so robust, like loopy robust.”
Directed by David Michôd from a script co-written by himself and Mirrah Foulkes, the yet-to-be-titled biopic is not going to solely take a look at Martin’s illustrious boxing profession, but additionally the triumphs and tragedies in her private life.
“Our movie is a wild mixture of inspiring underdog sports-world story and private saga,” Michôd informed W Journal whereas discussing the challenge. “Sydney educated her butt off to play the half. The fantastic thing about Sydney is that she turned as much as work each day together with her tail wagging, able to go. Regardless of how robust it was, she was like a ray of sunshine.”
Sydney Sweeney has taken hollywood by storm
Sweeney has been certainly one of Hollywood’s busiest actors in recent times. Other than her work on the biopic, she not too long ago wrapped manufacturing on The Housemaid, a Paul Feig-helmed adaptation which she co-produced. She is at present filming for season three of HBO’s hit drama collection Euphoria, in addition to producing and starring in Scandalous!, a movie directed by Colman Domingo in regards to the relationship between Sammy Davis Jr. and Kim Novak.
Sweeney additionally introduced that her Barbarella remake is within the works. There’s at present no launch date for the sci-fi/comedy reboot, however followers received’t have to attend lengthy to see her again on the massive display screen. Sweeney will be seen in Americana, releasing August 22, 2025.
Take a look at the official trailer beneath:
