Sydney Sweeney is unrecognizable in the first-look trailer for the upcoming biopic Christy.
The actress — who turns 28 on Friday — made a remarkable transformation into boxing legend Christy Martin, piling on 30lbs for the role.
Soundtracked by Stevie Nicks’ 1981 hit Edge of Seventeen, the teaser shows Sydney as fans have never seen her before.
She is visibly beefed up and often battered and disheveled in the gut-wrenching scenes, which depict Christy’s rise to fame as one of the first notable female boxers.
The Euphoria sensation sports several different hairstyles, beginning with a short brunette mullet in the opening B-roll.
And the performer shares the screen with Ben Foster, who plays Christy’s trainer-turned-husband Jim.
Sydney Sweeney is unrecognizable in the first-look trailer for the upcoming biopic Christy
The actress, who turns 28 on Friday, made a remarkable transformation into boxing legend Christy Martin, piling on 30lbs for the role
Soundtracked by Stevie Nicks’ 1981 hit Edge of Seventeen, the teaser shows Sydney as fans have never seen her before
Stripped of her usual blonde hair and glamour, Sydney gets into character as she delivers a chilling portrayal of Christy’s struggles in and outside the boxing ring.
Those challenges included navigating family dynamics, identity, and a tumultuous relationship with Jim, which reaches a climax when he warns in one harrowing scene: ‘If you leave me I’ll kill you.’
The film made its world premiere to critical acclaim at the Toronto International Film Festival last week.
Sydney told Deadline about putting on weight, ‘I absolutely loved it. I truly felt Christy’s power as I transformed.
‘And I really enjoyed being able to train and work with incredible boxing coaches and weight trainers and nutritionists that helped me get to the place that I was for Christy.’
To achieve her metamorphosis, the Hollywood fixture underwent an staunch training regimen that involved three workouts/day for three months.
She was joined by the boxing legend at TIFF, telling press she ate ‘a lot of Chick-fil-A, a lot, a lot of Smucker’s, a lot of milkshakes’ and ‘a lot of protein shakes’ while preparing for the role.
The siren added, ‘But it was incredible being able to completely embody such a powerful woman. I felt even stronger. It was truly inspiring.’
The Euphoria sensation sports several different hairstyles, beginning with a short brunette mullet in the opening B-roll
She is visibly beefed up and often battered and disheveled in the gut-wrenching scenes, which depict Christy’s rise to fame as one of the first notable female boxers
To achieve her metamorphosis, the Hollywood fixture underwent an staunch training regimen that involved three workouts/day for three months
IndieWire also debuted the official Christy movie poster on Thursday
‘Thank you for the outpouring of love and support for this special film and incredible woman,’ she said to her 25 million Instagram followers last week.
In a separate post following TIFF, she wrote online, ‘From West Virginia to Toronto, #christymovie is here.
‘Thank you @tiff_net for having us, I can’t wait for you all to see our film in theaters on November 7.’
And as she shared the trailer on Thursday, she captioned, ‘This one’s for you, Christy,’ adding a red boxing glove emoji.
She added, ‘The @christy.movie trailer is finally here. See the film in theaters Nov 7 #christymovie.’
