Sydney Sweeney lands hot movie role in thriller based on English teacher's wild Reddit short story
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Sydney Sweeney just signed on produce and star in a Gone Girl-style thriller called I Pretended to Be a Missing Girl, which Warner Bros. won the rights to in a competitive bidding war.
Surprisingly, the source material came from English high school teacher Joe Cote, who wrote a wild short story on Reddit in 2021 about a homeless drifter who pretends she's missing woman Mikayla Murray in order to rob her family, but everything goes awry.
The 27-year-old Euphoria stunner was the one who enlisted Oscar-winning screenwriter Eric Roth - who penned Dune, Killers of the Flower Moon, and Forrest Gump - to adapt the Reddit short story for the big screen.
Sydney will likely also bring on board her Fifty-Fifty Films producing partner and fiancé of three years - Jonathan Davino - whom she's been dating as far back as 2018.
Sydney Sweeney just signed on produce and star in a Gone Girl-style thriller called I Pretended to Be a Missing Girl, which Warner Bros. won the rights to in a competitive bidding war (pictured March 11)
Sweeney executive produced and starred in Michael Mohan's 2024 nunsploitation horror flick Immaculate, which earned $35.3M at the global box office from a $9M budget.
The Spokane-born, LA-raised bombshell executive produced and starred in Will Gluck's 2023 rom-com Anyone but You, which amassed $220.3M at the global box office from a $25M budget.
In January, Sydney was hard at work executive producing and starring in Paul Feig's big-screen adaptation of Rebecca Sonnenshine's 2022 novel The Housemaid, which Lionsgate plans to release in time for Christmas.
On November 25, Sweeney wrapped her role as professional boxer Christy Martin in David Michôd's untitled biopic, which she called 'one of the most emotional, transformative experiences of my life.'
This summer, the Madame Web action star will begin producing and starring in her Euphoria castmate Colman Domingo's feature directorial debut Scandalous! about the love affair between Kim Novak and Sammy Davis Jr. (David Jonsson).
Speaking of which, Sydney has also been reprising her breakout role as Cassie Howard in the eight-episode third season of Sam Levinson's Max drama, which began production on February 10.
Sweeney is very much in demand with several projects in the works including Lionsgate's long-delayed crime thriller Americana, Apple TV+ horse farm thriller Echo Valley, and Amazon Prime Video's survival thriller Eden.
Aside from her movie career, the Giorgio Armani global brand ambassador is every bit the influencer with lucrative paid partnerships for brands like Samsung Mobile USA, Dr. Squatch, LANEIGE US, Bai, and HEYDUDE.
Surprisingly, the source material came from English high school teacher Joe Cote, who wrote a wild short story on Reddit in 2021 about a homeless drifter who pretends she's missing woman Mikayla Murray in order to rob her family, but everything goes awry
The 27-year-old Euphoria stunner was the one who enlisted Oscar-winning screenwriter Eric Roth (R) - who penned Dune, Killers of the Flower Moon, and Forrest Gump - to adapt the Reddit short story for the big screen
Sydney will likely also bring on board her Fifty-Fifty Films producing partner and fiancé of three years - Jonathan Davino (R, pictured in 2024) - whom she's been dating as far back as 2018
Sweeney executive produced and starred in Michael Mohan's 2024 nunsploitation horror flick Immaculate, which earned $35.3M at the global box office from a $9M budget
The Spokane-born, LA-raised bombshell executive produced and starred in Will Gluck's 2023 rom-com Anyone but You, which amassed $220.3M at the global box office from a $25M budget
In January, Sydney was hard at work executive producing and starring in Paul Feig's big-screen adaptation of Rebecca Sonnenshine's 2022 novel The Housemaid, which Lionsgate plans to release in time for Christmas
On November 25, Sweeney wrapped her role as professional boxer Christy Martin (R) in David Michôd's untitled biopic, which she called 'one of the most emotional, transformative experiences of my life'
