"The original Christy Martin script was incredible. Life changing. I was attached to play Cherry, Everyone had experience with the core material. Most of us were actually gay. It's part of why I stayed in acting. Losing roles happens all the time. For her PR to talk about it flopping and saying [Sydney Sweeney] did it for the 'people', None of 'the people' want to see someone who hates them, parading around pretending to be us. You're a cr*tin and you ruined the film. Period. Christy deserved better."
"We don't always just make art for numbers, we make it for impact."
Ruby Rose criticized the casting and promotion of the Christy Martin biopic starring Sydney Sweeney, linking casting choices and PR to the film's poor box-office performance. The film follows Christy Martin from a closeted West Virginia teen to a super-middleweight champion and depicts her troubled relationship with coach-husband Jim Martin. The film opened in 2,011 US cinemas and grossed $1.3 million, one of the worst openings on over 2,000 screens, and holds a 65% Rotten Tomatoes score. Sydney Sweeney framed the film as art intended for impact. Rose said she had been attached to play 'Cherry' and emphasized authentic LGBTQ involvement.
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