Sydney Sweeney talks about getting a “concussion” while filming the fight sequences for her movie Christy. The actress discussed the challenges of filming her movie in a radio interview with WFAN Sports Radio. Notably, Sweeney stars as the former professional boxer Christy Martin in the eponymous sports biopic.
Sydney Sweeney opens up about getting concussion after filming fight sequences in upcoming biopic
Sydney Sweeney confesses she got a “concussion” while filming the fight scenes for her sports biopic Christy. The 28-year-old actress revealed in an exclusive radio interview with WFAN Sports Radio that she took and threw real punches during the fight sequences.
The host asked, “It’s one thing to get into the ring and throw fake punches as an actor, but you have got a black belt and a very high level of experience. So, did you ever come close to connecting, because you have thrown a lot of real ones in your life? So how did you make sure you don’t hurt anybody?”
Sweeney replied, “So this is the crazy thing—we actually did connect in the fights in the movie. I talked to the co-ordinator, and some of the girls were actual fighters as well, and I was like, ‘Hit me. I want you to hit me, and I want to connect.’”
Furthermore, the 28-year-old explained, “So much of Christy comes to life in these scenes and in the ring. I don’t want to use a stunt double, or I don’t want to cut the scene and make it look choppy. Because you don’t get to see Christy’s personality shine, and you don’t get to see the emotional change happening to her during these fights.”
Sweeney then spoke about connecting (throwing and taking punches) for real. She revealed, “When you see us hitting each other, we’re actually connecting. There are bloody noses, I got a concussion, it was full force.”
The host, taken aback by the Euphoria alum’s confession, reiterated, “You had a concussion, Sydney?” “I did. It was crazy,” she replied, laughing.
The host then asked if she had any time off to rest and recover. The actress replied, “I didn’t have any time. We were on a tight budget and a tight timeline. I used ice packs. It was wild.”
Sydney Sweeney fully committed herself to the physical transformation of playing one of the finest female boxers of all time. She underwent intensive weight training, learned kickboxing techniques, and gained thirty pounds for her role as Christy.
Christy is set to release on November 7 in cinemas.
