"Sweeney's long, flowing blonde hair is replaced with a ratty brown, she dresses in dowdy clothes, and, most visibly, she's got muscles out the wazoo. Sweeney gained 30 pounds to play the role by eating "a lot of Chick-fil-A; a lot, a lot of Smucker's; a lot of milkshakes; a lot of protein shakes," she said at a Toronto International Film Festival Q&A, per MMA Junkie."
"The trailer follows Christy's boxing career as she both wins and loses in the ring. Throughout, she navigates her controlling and abusive husband, who threatens, "If you leave, me I'll kill you." And it's all set to a string-heavy version of Stevie Nicks's "Edge of Seventeen" with a thumping beat reminiscent of the famous "Eye of the Tiger" from Rocky III."
Sydney Sweeney undergoes a dramatic physical transformation to play Christy Martin, gaining 30 pounds and changing hair, wardrobe, and musculature. The film follows Christy Martin's boxing career through victories and defeats while portraying her struggle with a controlling and abusive husband who threatens her life. Christy Martin rose to prominence in the 1990s, earned the nickname the Coal Miner's Daughter, and became the first female boxer to cover Sports Illustrated. She grew up in West Virginia, dated a woman in high school, and later married her manager Jim Martin when she was 22 and he was 47.
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