Sydney Sweeney Details “Crazy” 30-Pound Transformation To Play Christy Martin In Biopic: “My Body Was Completely Different”

Sydney Sweeney is sharing the “crazy” transformation and preparation that went into portraying pioneering feminine boxer Christy Martin in a brand new biopic set for unencumber later this yr.

Speaking to W Magazine for the actress’ new quilt tale, the movie’s director David Michôd mentioned the Emmy-nominated Euphoria superstar won greater than 30 kilos to play the athlete, who put feminine boxing at the map within the ’90s, coated Sports Illustrated and fought on Mike Tyson’s undercard.

“I loved it,” the Anyone however You superstar mentioned of the behind-the-scenes coaching. “I came onboard to play Christy, and I had about three and a half months of training. I started eating. I weight-trained in the morning for an hour, kickboxed midday for about two hours and then weight-trained again at night for an hour.”

Sweeney, who additionally donned brown touch lenses and a brunette wig shaped right into a mullet-like coiffure for the function, added, “My body was completely different. I didn’t fit in any of my clothes. I’m usually a size 23 in jeans, and I was wearing a size 27. My boobs got bigger. And my butt got huge. It was crazy! I was like, ‘Oh my god.’ But it was amazing: I was so strong, like crazy strong.”

Amid manufacturing for the movie remaining yr, which has since wrapped, Sweeney shared the primary pictures of herself as Martin, writing on the time on social media, “Over the past few months, i’ve been immersed in training to bring to life the story of an incredible woman—a true champion who fought battles both inside and outside the ring. Her journey is a testament to resilience, strength, and hope, and I’m honored to step into her shoes to share her powerful story with you all. more to come soon.”

The as-yet untitled biopic, which hails from a script co-written by way of Michôd and Mirrah Foulkes, follows Martin’s tale as the primary breakout in U.S. feminine boxing. The biopic will hint her upward push to status and the abuse she confronted by the hands of her then-husband, who tried to homicide her.

“Our film is a wild mix of inspiring underdog sports-world story and personal saga. Sydney trained her butt off to play the part. The beauty of Sydney is that she turned up to work every day with her tail wagging, ready to go. No matter how tough it was, she was like a ray of sunshine,” Michôd instructed W Magazine of the challenge.

Just this weekend, Sweeney and Martin have been noticed all the way through the International Boxing Hall of Fame’s annual Parade of Champions held in Canastota, NY, the place the actress was once the grand marshal of the development.

Outside of the biopic, Sweeney simply wrapped manufacturing on The Housemaid, a Paul Feig-helmed adaptation which she co-produced. She is lately filming for Euphoria Season 3, in addition to generating and starring in Scandalous! — directed by way of Colman Domingo, concerning the dating between Sammy Davis Jr. and Kim Novak. Her prior to now introduced Barbarella remake could also be in procedure. Beyond that, she might be noticed in Americana, liberating Aug. 22, 2025.