Sydney Sweeney Don’t be afraid to pull punch when playing real Christy Martin In the upcoming biopiker about the boxer, Which wrapped production in November last year. To prepare for the role, Sweeney transformed its body, added 30 pounds and went up four jean sizes. “But it was amazing: I was so strong, as crazy strong,” She explained to W Magazine.
“Love Lies Bleeding” star Katy O’Brien played opposite Sweeney in the ring and admitted In an interview with Variety That she “was punched quite a few times”, but said, “It felt good. It was fantastic. It read better on the camera.”
“Even with (Sweeney’s) Extra 30 pounds, I would still have 20 to 30 pounds on her, so it never feels good,” O’BRian complained when I discussed that I would meet Sweeney in different scenes. But not only the “euphoria” actress “didn’t seem to care much,” Sweeney told O’Brian, “if you break your nose, that’s good.”
O’BRIAN was in the meantime about to start production at Edgar Wright’s production of Stephen King’s “The Running Man” and requested that Sweeney try to keep O’Brian’s nose intact.
Martin is one of the most groundbreaking figures in women’s boxing – She was the first and only female boxer, in fact that shows up on the cover of Sports Illustrated. Martin’s story includes the survival of extreme physical abuse from her ex -husband, coach and manager Jim Martin, who was convicted of trying to murder her.
“Christy will forever be one of the most inspiring in my life … She has met such enormous challenges inside and outside the ring, and her story inspired me beyond something, and I can’t wait for other people to be inspired by her,” SWEENEY told IndieWire earlier this month. “She’s just one of the most strong women I’ve ever met.”
“Our film is a wild mix of inspirational underdog sports world history and personal story, “director and co-author David Michôd told w. “Sydney trained her butt to play the role. The beauty of Sydney is that she showed up to work every day with the tail crazy, ready to go. No matter how tough it was, she was like a sunbeam.”
Christy Martin’s story was also told in a section of Netflix -Documentary “Untold: Manage the Devil.”
