Christy or Syd?
A Christy Martin boxer movie is not something anyone probably expected from Sweeney…
Actress Sydney Sweeney can make entertainment news just by stepping outside these days. The blonde bombshell has become a household name thanks to the two well-rounded attributes found in her chest region known as heart and soul for her craft.
It could also be her photogenic physical beauty that draws so much attention. But the Euphoria star shocked fans by looking unrecognizable in a new Sydney Sweeney movie about an athlete that not everyone may be familiar with the unique story for. Can you figure out who she is playing by just looking at the picture?
Sydney Sweeney on the set of David Michôd’s Christy Martin biopic. https://t.co/doBijDB2k2
— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) October 15, 2024
It’s a tough one, but a Christy Martin boxer movie is not something anyone probably expected from Sweeney at this stage of her career. When you think of Sydney Sweeney movies, you think of her doing something with Ana de Armas, or maybe another romantic comedy with Glen Powell, another star of the moment.
But she is pushing herself with this role, which could lead to the best performance of her career.
Sydney Sweeney is set to star as boxer Christy Martin in an upcoming biopic.
(via @DEADLINE) pic.twitter.com/yLMSRWhajy
— Complex Pop Culture (@ComplexPop) May 8, 2024
Who Is Christy Martin?
While the film is still untitled, it will star Sweeney as the famous 90s boxer Christy Martin, who is a Hall of Famer and one of the greatest women boxers ever with a 49-7-3 career record.
But her story also has a dark, dramatic twist as in 2010, her husband James Martin attempted to kill her. He stabbed her several times, shot her at least once, and left her for dead.
OTD in 1996, P4P #1 Christy Martin’s bloody brawl with Deirdre Gogarty.
— Lineal Boxing Champion (@LinealBoxChamp) March 16, 2024
Netflix has already made an episode for the sports documentary series Untold about Martin’s story. The episode is called “Deal with the Devil” and it covers the attempted murder as well as Martin’s acceptance that she is a lesbian.
Ben Foster (Hell or High Water) will play her husband James in the film.
Could Sweeney Get Award Hype for This Movie?
This is going to be far different from Sweeney’s usual filmography, which has largely consisted of comic book and horror schlock such as The Voyeurs, Madame Web, and Immaculate. She was perfect as Cassie Howard in Euphoria, but she’s not playing a high school Gen Z girl as Christy Martin.
Sydney Sweeney in Anyone But You (2023) pic.twitter.com/CQAJQqgFtY
— cinesthetic. (@TheCinesthetic) October 15, 2024
In other words, this is a weighty role that should push the bombshell actress far beyond “Sydney Sweeney sexy time” roles that she’s already mastered. This could be her I, Tonya, the 2017 film that raised actress Margot Robbie’s profile as a serious actress in her portrayal of tragic figure skater Tonya Harding.
The Christy Martin biopic will be directed by Australian David Michôd, famous for the 2010 film Animal Kingdom, which led to the TNT series that you saw a million commercials during the NBA playoffs. He also directed 2019’s The King, which starred Timothée Chalamet.
But he has his work cut out for him in getting an elite performance out of Sweeney, who won’t look like her usual self here. But she’d hardly be the first actress to step out of her beauty zone to deliver the dramatic goods. Think of Charlize Theron playing serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Monster (2003), arguably the best work of her career.
Sweeney turned 27 last month. This type of mature role is her path forward as a serious actress who just happens to be drop-dead gorgeous too.
Comments (0)