Sydney Sweeney has opened up about a surprising moment in her life when she almost quit acting while filming her intense new boxing biopic. christian.
The 28-year-old actress completely transformed to play the real fighter Christy Martin.
Sydney trained twice a day, gaining 35 pounds of muscle and pushing her body to the limit.
He even came away with a concussion and a bloody nose during filming.
But none of that made her want to leave the film, instead it made the actress think about leaving Hollywood to go into boxing.
In a chat with Ethan Hawke for Variety and CNN’s Actors on Actors, the Euphoria The star said the physical work reminded him of his childhood when he used to practice kickboxing.
He Anyone but you The actress said the training made her feel alive again and even joked that she thought about quitting acting to become a wrestler.
Sweeney shared that every fight in the movie came from Christy’s real fights.
She told the stunt team that she wanted everything to look real and they agreed.
Furthermore, the result was hard but exciting work that brought her closer to the character.
the maid The star further opened up about returning to Euphoria and said she just wrapped season 3, explaining that playing Cassie pushed her to take emotional risks and trust her instincts.
He said the crew always loved the wild takes because those moments seemed the most honest.
Sweeney then defended his recent film. christian After missing out on the Golden Globe nominations, he shared a Sports Illustrated cover with Christy and wrote that it was the most important movie he’d ever made.
