Sydney Sweeney has lined up her next project. Following a romantic-comedy, a superhero film, and a horror, Sweeney is now going for a sports biopic, where she’ll play Christy Martin, a professional boxer who opened doors for women in boxing and sports in general.Sydney Sweeney lleva un ‘look’ de una de las marcas favoritas de Kate MiddletonSydney Sweeney and Ana de Armas are making a movie together — all we knowA post shared by Sydney Sweeney (@sydney_sweeney)Deadline was the first to break the news, with Sweeney sharing the article on her Instagram and adding a message. “Honored to tell Christy’s powerful story,” she wrote.
The movie will be directed by David Michod and will follow Chisty’s journey in the ‘90s, the decade where she became the most popular female boxer in the country.
Christy rose to fame after she met her manager and later husband, Jim King, with her journey resulting in her becoming the welterweight champion.
Producers and creatives of the film are pitching the story as a “female Rocky.”“I grappled and did kickboxing from 12-19 years old,” said Sweeney to Deadline. “I’ve been itching to get back into the ring, train, and transform my body.
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