Overview

• Sweeney spent three and a half months on a demanding regimen of weight training and kickboxing, leading to a 30-pound weight gain.
• The untitled biopic, directed by David Michôd and co-written with Mirrah Foulkes, tracks Martin’s rise in the 1990s and her survival of a 2010 murder attempt by her husband.
• Martin became the first female boxer on Sports Illustrated’s cover and held the WBC super welterweight title in 2009.
• The ensemble cast features Ben Foster as James Martin alongside Merritt Wever, Katy O’Brien and others.
• Following her role, Sweeney will swiftly shed the weight to resume filming for Euphoria Season 3.