Sydney Sweeney’s Christy biopic will show the talented actress in a completely new light as she throws punches as boxer Christy Martin. But I’m sure what made the making of this 2025 movie release very special was having the real-life boxer on set. Sweeney gets real on what it was like to work on the upcoming biopic with Martin present and how she’d “try to lose myself completely” while filming.
At this year’s Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF), Sydney Sweeney’s performance in Christy gave her the honor of the festival’s Achievement in Acting award. During a post-screening Q&A (via People), the Euphoria star expressed what it was like for the real-life boxer, Christy Martin, to be there on set while portraying her:
