Sydney Sweeney took to social media on Monday to share a heartfelt message to former boxer Christy Martin, who Sweeney is playing in an upcoming, to celebrate the film’s wrap on production.
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In a lengthy post on Instagram, Sweeney shared a photo of her and Martin, and announced that production on the upcoming movie had officially wrapped. In the post, Sweeney called the production “one of the most emotional, transformative experiences” of her life, and also praised Martin for being by her side throughout the entire shoot.
“I don’t usually write a lot in my captions but this movie and experience I feel needs more than just a few words. We have wrapped filming Christy Martin’s story and it has been one of the most emotional, transformative experiences of my life,” Sweeney’s post read. “Christy’s journey is so deeply inspiring, and having her by my side during this process was nothing short of surreal. There were moments on set where I’d glance over at her standing by the monitors, cheering us on, and I’d just become so emotional. Knowing what she’s endured, what she’s pushed through to be there in that moment—it made me want to cry.”
Sweeney went on to thank the cast and crew of the production, as well as her co-star, Ben Foster, for inspiring her to continue. She ended the post by saying how happy she was for people to see the movie, which she called “a testament to resilience, survival, and finding the strength to keep fighting.”
The currently untitled Christy Martin movie will see Sweeney take on the role of the legendary boxer, who was the first female boxer elected into Nevada’s Boxing Hall of Fame and is also an International Boxing Hall of Famer. The movie will not only chronicle Martin’s rise to fame in the boxing world, but also the attempted murder of her by her husband in 2010, as well.
Along with Sweeney, the movie, which Black Bear is financing, will star Ben Foster, Merritt Weaver, Ethan Embry, Jess Gabor, Katy O’Brian, Chad L. Colman, and Tony Cavlero. Currently, no release information for the movie is available.
