Sydney Sweeney Teases Upcoming Christy Martin Biopic: ‘Her Story Inspired Me Beyond Anything’ | rssama.com

Sydney Sweeney attended nan New York City premiere of Apple Original’s “Echo Valley” connected Wednesday, June 4. The “Euphoria” alum stars alongside Julianne Moore successful Michael Pearce’s latest film, written by “Mare of Easttown” scribe Brad Inglesby.

Sweeney spent this past autumn filming an upcoming biopic astir Christy Martin, directed by David Michôd (“Animal Kingdom”), earlier wrapping connected November 15. “Christy will everlastingly beryllium 1 of nan astir inspiring successful my life,” Sweeney talked to IndieWire astir stepping into nan ringing to play nan iconic boxer.

“She has faced specified tremendous challenges wrong and extracurricular nan ring, and her communicative inspired maine beyond anything, and I cannot hold for different group to beryllium inspired by her,” she said. “She’s conscionable 1 of nan astir beardown women I’ve ever met.”

Martin was nan astir successful female boxer of nan 1990s. She signed pinch Don King and is nan only female boxer to look connected nan screen of Sports Illustrated. Martin became welterweight champion — but that was astir nan extremity of nan bully things successful her life. Christy was physically abused by hubby (and boxing coach, and manager) Jim Martin, who was yet convicted of attempted second-degree execution pinch a firearm and sentenced to 25 years successful prison. Christy Martin’s life is documented successful “Untold,” the excellent bid of documentaries by Chapman and Maclain Way. Her section is subtitled “Deal pinch nan Devil,” and is portion of Volume 1.

The scripted biopic will beryllium produced by Kerry Kohansky-Roberts for Anonymous Content, Michôd for Yoki, Inc., Justin Lothrop and Brent Stiefel for Votiv, Sweeney for Fifty-Fifty Films, and Teddy Schwarzman for Black Bear, nan institution financing the film. Executive producers see Michael Heimler, John Friedberg, Foulkes, Brad Zimmerman for Yoki, Inc., arsenic good arsenic David Levine, Ryan Schwartz, and Nick Shumaker, who will executive nutrient connected behalf of Anonymous Content. Black Bear plans to bring nan task to world buyers astatine nan Cannes Film Market; UTA Independent Film Group, AC Independent, Anonymous Content’s income and finance division, and Black Bear will co-represent nan U.S. rights.

As for “Echo Valley,” Sweeney told Vanity Fair that she watched hundreds of YouTube videos of addicts interviewed connected Los Angeles’ Skid Row to hole to play Claire. She besides drew from individual encounters pinch addicts arsenic well. “I’ve had a batch of family members woody pinch addiction and past struggle pinch akin issues arsenic Claire and her friends, and her group that she hangs retired with,” Sweeney said. “I’ve benignant of had firsthand acquisition pinch it. I mean, there’s a manipulation underneath a batch of it. But erstwhile location was emotion successful nan aerial successful nan room, you genuinely still felt it. The personification that they are astatine nan core, arsenic buried arsenic they mightiness be, is still there.”

“Echo Valley” premieres June 13 connected Apple TV+. Check retired nan trailer here.