Sydney Sweeney is revealing the physical transformation that she made for the biopic she's starring in about boxer Christy Martin. Sweeney shared photos from the set of the film and wrote, "Well the cat's out of the bag thanks to some paps in bushes so here's a little bts from my film im working on right now. Over the past few months, I've been immersed in training to bring to life the story of an incredible woman — a true champion who fought battles both inside and outside the ring."
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00:00Sydney Sweeney is revealing the physical transformation she made for the biopic she's starring in about boxer Christy Martin
00:08The actress shared photos from the set of the film and wrote well the cat's out of the bag
00:13Thanks to some paps and bushes. So here's a little BTS for my film. I'm working on right now over the past few months
00:19I've been immersed in training to bring to life the story of an incredible woman a true champion who fought battles both inside and outside
00:25The ring she continued her journey is a testament to resilience strength and hope and I'm honored to step into her shoes to share
00:32Her powerful story with you all more to come soon
00:35The film which is currently untitled will tell the true story of Martin's journey to becoming one of the most well-known female boxers in
00:41America in the 1990s Martin began her career in 1989 after meeting manager and eventual husband Jim Martin
00:48She continued to compete until 2012, but the athlete's life has not been without its fair share of struggles in
00:542010 her husband stabbed her repeatedly and shot her in the chest leaving her for dead
00:59She managed to find the strength to run out of the house and flagged down a passerby
01:02Who took her to the hospital two years later?
01:05Jim Martin was sentenced to 25 years in prison for attempted second-degree murder with a firearm
01:10The movie update comes as Sweeney recently signed on to co-star in the upcoming film adaptation of the novel The Housemaid
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