Sydney Sweeney Transforms Into a Boxer in ‘Christy’ Trailer – ryan

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To play Maggie Fitzgerald in Million Dollar BabyHilary Swank Gained 19 Pounds of Muscle, Going From Being “Like a Feather,” In Director Clint Eastwood’s Wordsto a boxer. She scored an Oscar for her Trouble. Is it Sydney Sweeney’s Turn Next? Sweeney has, unil now, shatly taken on roles that played off her blonde hair and famous “good genes”: a droll, pampered college student in The White Lotus; The Beautiful Yet Insecure Cassie in Euphoria; A Sarcastic and Wayward Romantic Interest in Anyone but you. Now, She’ll Try to Disappear Into Christy Martin in ChristyThe True Story of the Most Popular Female Boxer of the ’90s. Below, Find Everything We’ve Learned About Sweeney’s Potential KO.

Ding Ding! Sweeney’s Long, Flowing Blonde Hair is Replaced With A Ratty Brown, she dresses in dowdy Clothes, and, Most Visibly, She’s Got Muscles Out The Wazoo. Sweeney Gained 30 Pounds to Pound the Role by Eating “A Lot of Chick-Fil-A; A Lot, A Lot of Smucker’s; A Lot of Milkshakes; A Lot of Protein Shakes,” she Said at A Toronto International Film Festive Q & A, for Mma junkie. The Trailer Follows Christy’s Boxing Career As she both wins and loes in the ring. Throughout, she navigates her control and abusive husband, who threatens, “If you leave, with iel kill you.” And it is all set to a string-heavy version of stevie nicks “Edge of seventeen” with a thump beat reminiscent of the famous “EYE of the Tiger” from Rocky III.

Christy Follows the real story of Christy Martin, the Most Famous Female Boxer of the 1990s. Nicknamed “The Coile Mines Daughter,” Christy was raised in west virginia and dated a girl, Sherry Lusk, while in High school before Boxing Career, for Espn. She late Maried Her Manager, Jim Martin, Wohen She Was 22 and He Was 47. During the ’90s, She was a Household Name, Becoming the first female to cover Sports Illustrated. Later, in 2010, she left jim after getting back into contraact with luses, and he attempted to make her by stabbing her multi -multiple and shooting her. While Jim Went to Jail, Christy Survived and Ended Up Marrying Her Form Rival Rival Lisa Holewyne in 2017. The Movie Will Cover Christy’s Initial Success and Her Attempted Murder.

Sweeney Will Be Joined by HELL OR HIGH WATER Star Ben Foster As Her Husband, Jim Martin, Along With Emmy Winner Merritt Wver and Grace and Frankie‘s Ethan Embry As Parents. Katy O’Brian, Best Known for Her Role As The bodybuilder jackie in Love Lies BleedingHolewyne Play. A Character Named Rosie, Based on Lusk, Will Be Played by Jess Gabor, Who Played Kelly Keefe on Shameless. Finally, Chad L. Coleman of The Walking Dead Will Play Boxing Announcher Don King.

Christy HAD ITS World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 5, Where vulture’s Joe Reid WROT that Sweeney “Puts the Film on Her Shoulders and Dials Into Christy’s Intensity, Ferocity, and the Brash ego Made Her Boxing’s Most Popular and Her Most Hata rival. ” For non-Canadians, The Movie Will Go Into Wide Release on November 7. Step Into The Ring.