{"id":2004194,"date":"2025-09-07T16:14:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T16:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2004194"},"modified":"2025-09-07T16:14:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T16:14:02","slug":"sydney-sweeney-teases-one-of-the-toughest-scenes-she-filmed-for-the-christy-martin-biopic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/sydney-sweeney-teases-one-of-the-toughest-scenes-she-filmed-for-the-christy-martin-biopic\/","title":{"rendered":"Sydney Sweeney Teases One Of The Toughest Scenes She Filmed For The Christy Martin Biopic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.<\/i><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Sony<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sydney Sweeney, known for her breakout role in <em>Euphoria <\/em>and her turn in films like <em>Anyone But You<\/em> and <em>Once Upon a Time in Hollywood<\/em>, is now taking on a role unlike anything we\u2019ve ever seen from her before. She\u2019ll be channeling boxer Christy Martin and pulling out the big gloves in the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/movies\/sydney-sweeney-christy-martin-biopic-everything-we-know-boxing-movie\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:upcoming movie Christy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">upcoming movie <em>Christy<\/em><\/a><em>. <\/em>Sweeney pushed through intense fight training for the forthcoming flick, and she got real about one of the toughest scenes she filmed. Also, unsurprisingly, ice packs were involved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Someone may be tempted to think that filming a boxing movie would involve staged punches and choreographed jabs that only look real on the big screen. However, the mind-blowing comments that Sydney Sweeney shared with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Variety\/status\/1964319464792404279\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Variety;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Variety<\/a> at the Toronto International Film Festival counter that aforementioned notion:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"mb-4 border-l-2 pl-5 italic text-tertiary\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Physically bruising, when I did the Laila Ali fight, I was getting pummeled. They were holding ice packs to my face in between takes. I was getting knocked up. I had some gnarly bruises after that.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The notion of constantly applying ice packs for what\u2019s supposed to be a staged fight for a movie is wild. Who knew making a sports biopic could be so painful for the stars? It sounds like it was an intense experience for Christy&#8217;s leading lady, given the \u201cgnarly\u201d bruises she had. Still, if anything, I&#8217;m now even more eager to see this fight scene, which apparently involves Martin fighting Laila Ali.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As crazy as this all may sound, the <em>Immaculate<\/em> actress wanted it to go that way. A co-producer on the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/upcoming-movies-2025-movie-release-130453990.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:2025 movie release,;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">2025 movie release<u>,<\/u><\/a> Sydney Sweeney previously said <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/movies\/articles\/sydney-sweeney-shares-she-approached-161115020.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:she approached her fight scenes;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">she approached her fight scenes<\/a> with a desire for them to be as genuine as possible, with real punches being thrown. Talk about committing oneself to the job!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Keen work was also done by director David Mich\u00f4d, who was also present with Sweeney and some of the cast at TIFF. Mich\u00f4d revealed that after the Laila Ali fight scene, he thought his lead actress would show up on set the next day all swollen with a black eye. The Primetime Emmy nominee didn\u2019t appear the following day with a shiner, and it was because of her dedication to recovery:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"mb-4 border-l-2 pl-5 italic text-tertiary\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I literally drowned my face in ice buckets for hours all night\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">That already sounds like a painful experience, especially if your whole face had to be soaked in ice buckets for hours. However, it <em>is<\/em> an effective strategy to prevent swelling. Considering movie scenes are typically shot out of order, it\u2019s a good thing that Sydney Sweeney knew what to do to make sure her face stayed consistent on camera.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Of course, the <em>Eden<\/em> actress wasn\u2019t the only one throwing punches throughout <em>Christy<\/em>. While speaking to Variety, she made sure to shout out her co-stars, who all possessed a fearless attitude in regard to getting in the ring:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"mb-4 border-l-2 pl-5 italic text-tertiary\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Also, all the girls were so game. They were such badasses, and they were down to play with me, and I was like, \u2018Are you guys OK if we actually touch and hit gloves?\u2019 And they were like, \u2018Let\u2019s do it.\u2019 It was gnarly at times. People were like, \u2018Oh my god, they\u2019re really going for it.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Now, that\u2019s courageous! I don\u2019t know how I\u2019d feel signing onto a movie that would involve getting punched around a lot. Nevertheless, if everyone\u2019s \u201cgame\u201d for such an approach, it would help bring true grit and realism to Christy Martin\u2019s story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sydney Sweeney\u2019s co-star, Katy O\u2019Brien, said <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/sydney-sweeney-co-star-christy-220600845.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:she didn\u2019t mind \u201cgetting punched quite a few times\u201d;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">she didn\u2019t mind \u201cgetting punched quite a few times\u201d<\/a> by her, as she felt it looked real on camera. It\u2019s great to know that the stars were able to get the job done even while taking actual jabs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I&#8217;ll certainly be anticipating that Christy Martin vs. Laila Ali fight in the film from this point on. And, when I finally watch it, I&#8217;ll certainly keep in mind that Sydney Sweeney relied on various ice packs while filming it. Here&#8217;s hoping Sweeney gives a knockout performance! The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/movies\/upcoming-lgbtq-movies-looking-forward-to\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:upcoming LGBTQ+ movie;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">upcoming LGBTQ+ movie<\/a> and sports drama fights its way into theaters nationwide on November 7th.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Sony Sydney Sweeney, known for her breakout role in Euphoria and her turn in films like Anyone But You and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, is now taking on a role unlike anything we\u2019ve ever seen [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2004195,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[345266,365112,365111,365113,309386],"class_list":["post-2004194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-christy-martin","tag-ice-packs","tag-laila-ali","tag-staged-fight","tag-sydney-sweeney"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sydney-Sweeney-Teases-One-Of-The-Toughest-Scenes-She-Filmed.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2004194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2004194"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2004194\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2004195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2004194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2004194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2004194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}