A first look at Sydney Sweeney‘s Christy Martin was recently released online, prompting fans to take to social media to share their reactions. Christy, the upcoming biographical sports drama, will follow Martin’s life and rise as a pioneering figure in America’s female professional boxing scene during the 1990s. Besides Sweeney, the film also stars Ben Foster, Merritt Wever, Katy O’Brian, Ethan Embry, Jess Gabor, and Chad L. Coleman.
Here’s how fans reacted to Sydney Sweeney as Christy Martin
Black Bear Pictures, one of the production studios behind the upcoming Christy Martin biopic, shared the first official look at Sweeney’s portrayal of the character on Instagram.
The sports drama is scheduled to premiere at the 50th Toronto International Film Festival in September 2025.
Check out the post below:
Here’s how fans reacted to the picture on social media:
“Sports girls on TOP thus is going to be amazing,” a fan commented under the above Instagram post. “OH I AM SO HYPED!!” another fan added.
On X (formerly Twitter), a fan suggested that the Euphoria alum was eyeing an Oscar nomination and wrote, “oh she’s coming for that oscar nomination!”
Meanwhile, another user compared Sweeney’s physical transformation for Christy Martin to Charlize Theron’s appearance in Monster. For context, in Monster, Theron essayed real-life serial killer Aileen Wuornos. She had a rough look in the movie, similar to Sweeney’s Martin in the recently shared picture.
Sydney Sweeney — who gained over 30 pounds to essay Martin — opened up about her transformation in a W Magazine interview last month. In it, the Anyone But You actress described her training process, saying she trained for the role for “about three and a half months.”
She stated, “I started eating. I weight-trained in the morning for an hour, kickboxed midday for about two hours, and then weight-trained again at night for an hour.” The Immaculate actress explained that her body became “completely different” after her training, recalling how she “didn’t fit” in her clothes.
“I’m usually a size 23 in jeans, and I was wearing a size 27,” she added. “My boobs got bigger. And my butt got huge. It was crazy! I was like, ‘Oh my god.'”
However, Sweeney enjoyed the training process, calling it “amazing,” and noting that she became “crazy strong.”
Christy currently does not have a U.S. theatrical release date.
Originally reported by Abdul Azim Naushad on ComingSoon.
