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Sydney Sweeney leads Christy, the biopic that unveils the life and struggle of women’s boxing pioneer Christy Martin.

In the highly anticipated biopic ‘Christy‘, set to premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), Sydney Sweeney transforms into the legendary boxer Christy Martin. The film promises to be a powerful and emotional account of one of the most significant figures in the history of women’s boxing, delving not only into her sporting achievements but also her personal battle against domestic violence and her lasting impact on the sport.

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Christy Martin, known as “The Coal Miner’s Daughter”, broke barriers in a male-dominated world. Her appearance on the undercard of a Mike Tyson fight in 1996 marked a turning point for women’s boxing, catapulting her to fame and earning her an impressive record of 49 wins, 7 losses and 3 draws,...

Sydney Sweeney was not afraid to pull punches when playing real-life Christy Martin in the upcoming biopic about the boxer, which wrapped production last November. To prepare for the role, Sweeney transformed her body, adding 30 pounds and going up four jean sizes. “But it was amazing: I was so strong, like crazy strong,” she explained to W Magazine.

“Love Lies Bleeding” star Katy O’Brien played opposite Sweeney in the ring and admitted in an interview with Variety that she “got punched quite a few times,” but said, “It felt good. It was great. It better read well on camera.”

“Even with [Sweeney’s] extra 30 pounds, I would still have 20 to 30 pounds on her, so it never feels good,” O’Brian did lament when discussing having to hit Sweeney in various scenes. But not only did the “Euphoria” actress not “seem to care very much,” Sweeney told O’Brian, “If you break my nose,...

Sydney Sweeney is revealing the details of her “crazy” body transformation to play professional boxer Christy Martin.

During a Monday profile with W Magazine, the Euphoria actress opened up about the rigorous training schedule she endured to portray the boxer. Sweeney went through three and a half months of training, which resulted in her gaining over 30 pounds for the role.

“I came onboard to play Christy, and I had about three and a half months of training,” she said. “I started eating. I weight-trained in the morning for an hour, kickboxed midday for about two hours, and then weight-trained again at night for an hour.”

Sweeney admitted that “my body was completely different” because of all the training, which led to her not being able to “fit in any of my clothes.”

“I’m usually a size 23 in jeans, and I was wearing a size 27,” Sweeney recounted. “My boobs got bigger.

Sydney Sweeney says the toughest part of her next film wasn’t stepping between the ropes—it was adding roughly 30 pounds of muscle for the chance to play trail-blazing prize-fighter Christy Martin in an untitled biopic directed by David Michôd.

In a W Magazine cover story she describes three daily training blocks—weights at dawn, two hours of kick-boxing at midday, and another hour of weights at night—that left her “so strong, like crazy strong,” even if her jeans jumped from size 23 to 27.

The physical overhaul is only part of the assignment. Michôd, who co-wrote the script with Mirrah Foulkes, calls Martin’s life “a wild mix of under-dog sports saga and personal ordeal” and says Sweeney “turned up every day with her tail wagging, ready to go”.

The film traces the West Virginia boxer’s rapid rise through the 1990s—she fought on a Mike Tyson under-card and...

Sydney Sweeney attended the New York City premiere of Apple Original’s “Echo Valley” on Wednesday, June 4. The “Euphoria” alum stars alongside Julianne Moore in Michael Pearce’s latest film, written by “Mare of Easttown” scribe Brad Inglesby.

Sweeney spent this past fall filming an upcoming biopic about Christy Martin, directed by David Michôd (“Animal Kingdom”), before wrapping on November 15. “Christy will forever be one of the most inspiring in my life,” Sweeney talked to IndieWire about stepping into the ring to play the iconic boxer.

“She has faced such tremendous challenges inside and outside the ring, and her story inspired me beyond anything, and I cannot wait for other people to be inspired by her,” she said. “She’s just one of the most strong women I’ve ever met.”

Martin was the most successful female boxer of the 1990s. She signed with Don King and is the only...

Pope Francis’ funeral will take place Saturday, April 26 in Italy, meaning it will be early in the morning for most wanting to watch from America. The pontiff’s passing on Easter Monday, April 21 followed a respiratory tract infection, for which he was hospitalized for five weeks in February. Complications arose as he was diagnosed with bilateral pnuemonia. The head of the Vatican’s Health Department, Dr. Andrea Arcangeli, confirmed that the religious leader died of a cerebral stroke that put him into a coma and led to heart failure.

The Pope died less than a full day after his visit with U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance. Guests at the funeral will include President Donald Trump, Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Prince William who will go in place of his father King Charles. Charles met with the pontiff just days before his death as well.

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A long way from high school, Sydney Sweeney is stepping into the boxing ring with her upcoming biopic, portraying American boxer Chisty Martin. Her transformation is sure to leave the audience dazed. The actor who is famous for her portrayal in Euphoria, The White Lotus, Anyone But You, Madam Web, and Immaculate, is set to play the role of the legendary boxer in a biopic.

Sydney Sweeney in Euphoria | Credit: HBO

Martin often hailed as the Coal Miner’s Daughter, has carved her name in boxing history. She has broken all gender stereotypes that are associated with the sport. The actor has shared her first look on social media, leaving fans in awe. As her transformation is making headlines, fans are...

When actor Fred Williamson and director Jack Arnold came together to make “Black Eye” in 1974, it wasn’t an obvious match.

Williamson was the retired pro football player who, after making his feature film debut in Robert Altman’s “M*A*S*H” in 1970, had skyrocketed to blaxploitation stardom in “Hammer” and a pair of Larry Cohen knockouts, “Black Caesar” and “Hell Up in Harlem.” Arnold was a reliable Hollywood journeyman best known for directing Universal sci-fi flicks like “It Came From Outer Space,” “The Incredible Shrinking Man,” and “The Creature From the Black Lagoon” before spending the 1960s knocking around from studio to studio, genre to genre, with a financially lucrative but creatively static sojourn in episodic television.

Williamson was a rising star of the New Hollywood and Arnold a more or less discarded remnant of the old, but their collaboration yielded one of the most underrated films of its era. A...

Sydney Sweeney hit back at body shamers who frequent her social media accounts Friday with video that showed her training regimen from her upcoming Christy Martin biopic.

The clip, shared on Instagram, started with a series of insulting and sexist social media about her body followed by footage of her training in the gym for the role.

“She looks very chunky,” one of the comments reads. “Nothing ‘incredible’ here… Maybe an Ozempic candidate tho” another person wrote. In the stills that follow, Sweeney is seen lifting massive tires, working out with weights, and boxing in the ring. Though she doesn’t say anything and there’s no caption on the post, the message is clear: body shamers be damned.

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Sweeney previously opened up about her past body insecurities in a 2023 interview with Glamour UK. “One of the questions I get is,...

Killer Collectibles highlights five of the most exciting new horror products announced each and every week, from toys and apparel to artwork, records, and much more.

Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!

28 Days Later Apparel from Alternate Ending

In honor of the 28 Years Later trailer drop, Alternate Ending has been infected by 28 Days Later apparel.

The end is nigh with two promo-style T-shirts ($28), a hat ($27), four 12×18 posters ($10), and three stickers ($4).

Pre-orders run through December 22 and will ship 4-8 weeks later.

Jack Frost Figure from Distinctive Dummies

‘Tis the season for holiday horror, so Distinctive Dummies has crafted a 1:9 scale Jack Frost figure.

The 9″ collectible comes with two swappable heads (regular and melted), four swappable arms, axe, stop sign, and display base are included.

Limited to 50, the killer snowman costs $129.99 at Monsters in Motion. Shipping is slated for early January.

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Vinyl from...

La Rocky femenina llega a la pantalla grande. © Sydney Sweeney

Sydney Sweeney ha compartido las primeras imágenes detrás de las cámaras de su papel como la boxeadora Christy Martin en la próxima película biopic, aún sin título, del director David Michod (The King).

La actriz lo hizo en Instagram con mucho entusiasmo: «Bueno, gracias a unos paparazzi en unos arbustos, ya se ha hecho público y aquí tenéis un pequeño adelanto de la película en la que estoy trabajando ahora mismo. En los últimos meses, he estado inmersa en el entrenamiento para dar vida a la historia de una mujer increíble, una verdadera campeona que luchó tanto dentro como fuera del ring. Su viaje es un testimonio de resistencia, fuerza y esperanza, y me siento honrada de ponerme en su piel para compartir su poderosa historia con todos vosotros. Pronto habrá más :)».

El proyecto narrará la historia real del...

Actress Sydney Sweeney has undergone a significant physical change as she prepares to play the lead role of boxing champion Christy Martin in an upcoming biopic. Sweeney shared photos on social media showing off her transformed look and the intense training required for the part.

In the photos posted to Instagram, Sweeney looks almost unrecognizable with dark brown, curly hair instead of her usual blonde style. Her muscular physique is also on display, especially in her toned arms, evidence of the strenuous preparation.

“For the past few months, I’ve immersed myself in boxing training to portray the story of Christy Martin,” Sweeney wrote. She said it’s an honor to play such a resilient and strong woman who fought both in and out of the ring. Martin’s journey shows the power of perseverance.

The untitled biopic is directed by David Michôd. It will follow the life of Christy Martin,...

Sydney Sweeney is ready to step into the ring.

The actress shared a couple of behind-the-scenes images (below) from her time on the set of the Christy Martin biopic in which she’s set to star.

“Well the cats out of the bag thanks to some paps in bushes so here’s a little bts from my film im working on right now,” she wrote in an Instagram caption of two photos of her in sweats with a brown, curly hairdo. “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.”

She concluded, “Her journey is a testament to resilience, strength, and hope, and I’m honored to step into her shoes to share her powerful story with you all. More to come soon.”

David Michôd will direct the film,...

Sydney Sweeney has shared the first look of what fans can expect to see of her in her next film, in which she’ll star as former professional boxer Christy Martin.

In a Wednesday Instagram post, the actress sardonically thanked the paparazzi for spoiling her casting news.

“Well, the cat’s out of the bag thanks to some paps in bushes so here’s a little BTS from my film I’m working on right now,” Sweeney shared. She coupled the post with two images of her coming out of her trailer and on set, complete with muscles and dramatically different brown, curly hair.

“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,” Sweeney wrote. “Her journey is a testament to resilience, strength and hope, and...

Sydney Sweeney could not be farther away from playing the demure Julia Cornwall in Sony’s Madame Web than in the latest behind-the-scenes pics from her upcoming Christy Martin biopic. In the photos, Sweeney sports a ’90s mullet while giving us a front-row seat to her impressive gun show. As she curls her bicep for the camera, Sweeney smiles brightly, knowing her training to play the former boxer is paying off.

“Well the cat’s out of the bag thanks to some paps in bushes so here’s a little BTS from my film I’m working on right now,” Sweeney wrote on Instagram.

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David Michod directs the untitled Christy Martin sports biopic he co-wrote with Mirrah Foulkes. The project charts Martin’s rise to become the most iconic boxer of the 1990s. Dubbed the “female Rocky” by producers,...

Exclusive: The Righteous Gemstones‘ Tony Cavalero is co-starring in the Sydney Sweeney led untitled Black Bear financed Christy Martin biopic.

The film directed by David Michôd from a screenplay he co-wrote with Mirrah Foulkes, follows the true story of formidable Christy Martin, who rose to fame as America’s most successful female boxer in the 1990s. A naturally gifted fighter, Christy’s life transformed in 1989 when she met her manager, and later husband, Jim Martin. Breaking boundaries, she became the first woman to sign with iconic promoter Don King, and the only female boxer to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated. Christy’s charisma, good looks and unwavering resilience in the ring won her a wide fan base and propelled her to become welterweight champion. Behind this well-honed public persona, Christy tackled personal demons, toxic relationships, and an attempt on her life, proving that a fighter’s hardest won...

https://youtu.be/Wveeyvz3D6Y?si=klGFpYN7yH1MOw5R Directed by: James Fox (The Phenomenon) Narrated by: Peter Coyote (Bitter Moon, E.T.) Produced by: James Fox & Lance Mungia Executive Producers: Jim Martin & Henry Marx Featuring interviews with: Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Intelligence Christopher Mellon Stanford University’s Dr. Gary Nolan This highly anticipated follow-up to director James Fox’s blockbuster UFO documentaries, The Phenomenon and Moment of Contact, The Program explores …

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Emmy nominee Ben Foster, Emmy winner Merritt Wever, Katy O’Brian, Ethan Embry, Jess Gabor, and Chad L. Coleman have joined the cast of the upcoming Sydney Sweeney-led feature about boxer Christy Martin.

Martin is best known as the most successful female boxer of the 1990s. She went on to become the welterweight champion and is, to date, the only female boxer to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated. She was physically abused by her husband Jim Martin, who was also her boxing coach and manager, who was later charged with attempted second-degree murder with a firearm and sentenced to 25 years in prison. Christy’s life was previously portrayed on screen in the “Deal with the Devil” episode of the anthology documentary series “Untold.”

The untitled film is directed by David Michôd, with a script written by Mirrah Foulkes and Michôd. Production began Monday in North Carolina.

The movie will...

Ben Foster, Merritt Wever, Katy O’Brian, Ethan Embry, Jess Gabor and Chad L. Coleman have joined Sydney Sweeney in the untitled feature about boxer Christy Martin from director David Michôd.

The script for the movie was written by Mirrah Foulkes and Michôd. Production commenced Monday in North Carolina, Black Bear announced while revealing the full cast.

The official description for the movie reads: “The film tells the unbelievable true story of formidable Christy Martin, who rose to fame as America’s most successful female boxer in the 1990s. A naturally gifted fighter, Christy’s life transformed in 1989 when she met her manager, and later husband, Jim Martin. Breaking boundaries, she became the first woman to sign with iconic promoter Don King, and the only female boxer to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated. Christy’s charisma, good looks and unwavering resilience in the ring won her a wide fan...

Black Bear has unveiled a raft of cast additions to David Michôd’s untitled Sydney Sweeney-led biopic about boxing champion Christy Martin, as filming starts.

The film tells the true story of Martin, who rose to fame as America’s most successful female boxer in the 1990s, at the same time as dealing with personal demons and toxic relationships behind the scenes.

The new arrivals on the production include Emmy nominee and Independent Spirit Award winner Ben Foster (Hell or High Water), Emmy winner Merritt Wever (Nurse Jackie), 2024 breakout Katy O’Brian, Ethan Embry (Sweet Home Alabama), Jess Gabor (Shameless), and Chad L. Coleman (The Wire).

Sweeney was previously announced to star as the renowned boxer, with a script written by Mirrah Foulkes and Michôd. Production commenced today in North Carolina.

A naturally gifted fighter, Christy’s life transformed in 1989 when she met her manager, and later husband,...

As the conversation around UFOs/UAPs continues to heat up on Capitol Hill, documentarian James Fox has set his next feature on the subject.

Fox directs The Program, which is described as exploring “the unprecedented bipartisan congressional effort to uncover what intelligence agencies really know about UFOs, now referred to as Uap.” In July 2023, three former Pentagon officials testified about their experience with or sightings of UFOs/ UAPs, and the U.S. Senate introduced the bipartisan Uap Disclosure Act. Earlier this month, it was reported that the Senate Armed Services Committee is looking to hold a UFO hearing after the elections in November.

The doc, narrated by Peter Coyote, will include extensive interviews with insiders, experts and politicians. Christopher Mellon, the former deputy assistant secretary of defense for intelligence, and Stanford University’s Dr. Gary Nolan, will be among those who appear in the doc. Also set are Jason Sands,...

Immaculate is heading to Hulu. The Sydney Sweeny-led horror movie will be joining the Disney-owned streaming service in August, alongside a slew of other new arrivals.

Set to arrive on Hulu on Aug. 16, 2024, Immaculate stars Sweeney as a deeply devout Christian, Sister Cecilia, who embarks on a new journey when she joins a remote convent in the Italian countryside to practice her faith further. However, Cecilia soon realizes the convent harbors a sinister secret, with several horrors hidden behind its walls. Cecilia also mysteriously becomes pregnant despite being a virgin, sparking a mind-boggling chain of events. Immaculate also stars lvaro Morte, Benedetta Porcaroli, Dora Romano, Giorgio Colangeli, and Simona Tabasco.

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Anyone But You was a massive commercial success, but it did have something to do with the chemistry between stars Glenn Powell and Sydney Sweeney.

Golden Age of Hollywood actress Carla Balenda, who played Mickey Rooney‘s girlfriend on the NBC sitcom Hey Mulligan and Timmy’s (Jon Provost) teacher Miss Hazlitt on CBS’ Lassie, has died. She was 98. According to The Hollywood Reporter and confirmed by her grandson, Jim Martin, Balenda passed away on April 9 of natural causes at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills. Born Sally Bliss on November 22, 1925, in Carthage, New York, Balenda’s acting career started in summer stock theater before moving to Hollywood and signing with Columbia Pictures and appearing in films such as Swing in the Saddle (1944), Eadie Was a Lady (1945) and Rustlers of the Badlands (1945). After getting married, she moved back to New York but later returned to acting with Rko Pictures. The studio head, Howard Hughes, asked her to change her name, and so she would go on to be credited as Carla Balenda throughout the 1950s.

Carla Balenda, who starred alongside Dana Andrews and Claude Rains in the Rko Pictures thriller Sealed Cargo and portrayed Mickey Rooney’s girlfriend on the NBC sitcom Hey Mulligan, has died. She was 98.

Balenda, billed at times as Sally Bliss, her birth name, died April 9 of natural causes at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, her grandson Jim Martin told The Hollywood Reporter.

She also played a nurse on the 1955-56 syndicated series The Adventures of Dr. Fu Manchu, starring Glen Gordon, and recurred as Miss Hazlitt, Timmy’s (Jon Provost) teacher, on CBS’ Lassie from 1958-63.

In Sealed Cargo (1951), Balenda portrayed a woman who is aboard a fishing trawler bound for Newfoundland when she and the skipper (Andrews) wind up tangling in the North Atlantic with Nazis led by Rains’ character. She often said it was her favorite role.

When Rooney took his first crack at television,...

Tahmoh Penikett's career continued to flourish after he played Captain Helo Agathon in Battlestar Galactica. Penikett's post-Battlestar career includes roles in Dollhouse, Supernatural, and Devil in Ohio. The star also has also been cast in two upcoming feature film roles.

Battlestar Galactica star Tahmoh Penikett has appeared in quite a few projects since the end of the iconic television show. 2005's Battlestar Galactica was a reimagining of the iconic 1978 science fiction show of the same name, which spawned a wide-ranging multimedia franchise. Before appearing on the show, Penikett proved his sci-fi credentials by making one of his first-ever appearances on Stargate Sg-1 before appearing in a variety of Canadian television programs in the early 2000s, including Just Cause and Cold Squad.

Penikett joined the Battlestar Galactica cast for the 2003 miniseries that preceded the 2005 series, appearing consistently on all four seasons of the flagship show until it ended in 2009, though...

La Rocky femenina llega a la pantalla grande.

Según anuncia Deadline, Sydney Sweeney interpretará a la boxeadora Christy Martin en una película biográfica dirigida por David Michod (“The King”).

El proyecto, aún sin título, narrará la historia real del ascenso de Martin hasta convertirse en la boxeadora más conocida de Estados Unidos en la década de 1990, la “Rocky femenina” en palabras de los productores de la película. Peleadora dotada por naturaleza, su vida se transformó en 1989 cuando conoció a su mánager, y más tarde marido, Jim Martin. Rompiendo fronteras, se convirtió en la primera mujer en firmar un contrato con el emblemático promotor Don King y en la única boxeadora en aparecer en la portada de Sports Illustrated. Su carisma, su belleza y su resistencia en el cuadrilátero le granjearon un gran número de seguidores y la llevaron a convertirse en campeona del peso welter. Pero detrás de su afinada imagen pública,...

Madame Web star Sydney Sweeney continues to garner plaudits in Hollywood, holding her own in various genres, from romance to horror. Her next film sees her branch out further as she's set to star in a sports biopic chronicling a trailblazing boxer.

Per Deadline, Sweeney will hit the ring to portray iconic fighter Christy Martin in an untitled biopic which distributor Black Bear is shopping for potential buyers at the upcoming Cannes Film Market. The biopic chronicles Martin's journey to becoming the "female Rocky," elevating herself through the ranks to become one of the most recognizable fighters of the '90s and the first female boxer to sign with polarizing promoter Don King. The movie is expected to tackle her rise to fame, meeting her manager and later husband, Jim Martin, personal demons and a near-fatal incident, all as she ascended to become the welterweight champion.

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Sydney Sweeney is getting in the ring.

The breakout from, well, basically everything she’s done lately is set to play boxer Christy Martin in an upcoming biopic directed by David Michôd (“Animal Kingdom”). Insert your own joke here about being a knockout. The script for the untitled project was written by Mirrah Foulkes and Michôd.

Martin was the most successful female boxer of the 1990s. She signed with Don King and is the only female boxer to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated. Martin became welterweight champion — but that was about the end of the good things in her life. Christy was physically abused by husband Jim Martin, who was eventually convicted of attempted second-degree murder with a firearm and sentenced to 25 years in prison. Christy Martin’s life is documented in “Untold,” the excellent series of documentaries by Chaplain and Maclain Way. Her episode is subtitled “Deal with the Devil,...

Sydney Sweeney has lined up her next role as groundbreaking boxer Christy Martin in a new biopic.

Australian filmmaker David Michôd, best known for his films Animal Kingdom and The King, will direct from a script co-written with Mirrah Foulkes.

The movie will chart Martin’s rise to the most recognized female boxer in the 1990s, from meeting her manager and future husband Jim Martin to becoming the first woman to sign with star-making promoter Don King. Dubbed the “female Rocky” by the film’s producers, Martin remains the only female boxer to land a Sports Illustrated cover.

In an interview with Deadline, Michôd said, “The film is about Christy as a young gay woman in small town Virginia in the 1990s. She came from a relatively conservative family and wasn’t allowed to be who she was so she used boxing as a vehicle to express herself and her rage.

Anyone But You and Madame Web star Sydney Sweeney is eager to enter the squared circle to portray pioneering boxer Christy Martin for director David Michôd’s upcoming biopic. The project, which will fetch a pretty penny at the Cannes market, charts Martin’s rise to become the most iconic boxer of the 1990s. Dubbed the “female Rocky” by producers, the untitled film follows Martin as she makes a name for herself in the squared circle.

Martin’s life changed dramatically in 1989 when she met her manager and later husband, Jim Martin. Her career blew up when she signed with fight promoter Don King, leading to an iconic cover story for Sports Illustrated. Known for her fighting prowess, stand-out beauty, and charismatic ways, Martin gained a significant fanbase on her way to becoming the welterweight champion. Sadly, like many athletes, Martin struggled behind the scenes with personal demons, toxic relationships,...

Has Sydney Sweeney found a sneaky way to get ripped and find an excuse to punch out anyone who gives her trouble? That remains to be seen, but she certainly appears ready to train to play noted female boxer Christy Martin in a new biopic from The King's David Michôd.

Written by Michôd alongside Mirrah Foulkes, the yet-to-be-titled biopic charts the rise of Martin, who grew up gay in a conservative family in small town Virginia. She turned to boxing as a way to be herself and channel her rage, and ended up America’s most well known female boxer in the 1990s. Her life transformed in 1989 when she met her manager, and later husband, Jim Martin. Breaking boundaries, she became the first woman to sign with iconic promoter Don King, and the only female boxer to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated.

Her charisma, good looks and...

Exclusive: The in-demand Sydney Sweeney, coming off hit rom-com Anyone But You and horror pic Immaculate, is shifting gears again as she is set to portray trailblazing boxer Christy Martin in a new biopic which could be a knockout for buyers at the Cannes market where Black Bear will be launching.

Under the direction of Oz filmmaker David Michôd, known for visceral movies such as Animal Kingdom and The King, the currently untitled project will chart the true story of Martin’s rise to become America’s most well known female boxer in the 1990s — the “female Rocky” in the words of the film’s producers. A naturally gifted fighter, her life transformed in 1989 when she met her manager, and later husband, Jim Martin. Breaking boundaries, she became the first woman to sign with iconic promoter Don King, and the only female boxer to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated.

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The Movie: "Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey"

Where You Can Stream It: Prime Video

The Pitch: Are you feeling stressed right now? Overwhelmed? Perhaps a little Keanu Reeves will help. It always does. 

Let's take a journey back to 1991. Bill S. Preston, Esquire (Alex Winter), and Ted "Theodore" Logan (Reeves) know the future. Their terrible band Wyld Stallyns will create a utopia someday, where everyone lives in harmony through their music. They know this because a time traveler called Rufus (George Carlin) comes back to visit them in the first film in a payphone booth, and takes them on a journey through time. 

Now that future is in jeopardy because one gym teacher in the future sends back evil robots to...

1091 Pictures has acquired worldwide rights to Caroline Cory’s documentary A Tear in the Sky. Written, directed, and produced by Caroline Cory, A Tear in the Sky features William Shatner, Michio Kaku, Travis Taylor, Caroline Cory, Kevin Day, Gary Voorhis, and Kevin Knuth. The film will be available to rent and own worldwide on digital HD internet, cable, and satellite platforms through 1091 Pictures on May 3, 2022.

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This award-winning documentary A Tear in the Sky takes you on an unprecedented journey into the UFO / Uap phenomenon. A team of military personnel, scientists and special guest William Shatner will attempt to re-capture, in real time, the US Navy “TicTac” UFOs and other space anomalies, using state-of-the-art, military-grade equipment and technology. What they find instead are thought-provoking clues into the true nature of the UFO phenomenon and the very fabric of our spacetime reality.

The UFO / Uap subject has been around for decades,...

1091 Pictures has acquired worldwide rights to “Varginha: The Roswell of Brazil,” James Fox’s follow-up to “The Phenomenon.”

The film is another exploration of potential extraterrestrial encounters, this one centered on a series of events in 1996 when citizens of Varginha, Brazil, reported seeing one or more strange creatures and a UFO crash. According to the description from the studio, a number of locals, including a group of girls ranging in age from 14-21, had a close encounter with a being described as about 4 feet tall, with brown oily skin, a large head and huge red eyes. The town of Varginha was cordoned off by military and emergency response teams and two creatures were captured. Local military policeman Marco Cherese died under mysterious circumstances after allegedly handling one of the creatures.

Fox’s documentary features interviews with key eyewitnesses, experts and officials including nuclear physicist and professional ufologist Stanton Freidman,...

The Mothman Legacy, a new documentary that examines the famed urban legend, is set to arrive this October. 1091 as acquired the global digital and broadcast rights to the doc and is set to release it digitally on October 20. A trailer has also been released that previews the examination of this figure from the world of cryptozoology.

The trailer opens up with a man's alleged encounter with the Mothman, providing a familiar description of the beast. We get a little bit of a history lesson regarding the figure but the trailer mostly relies on supposed first-hand accounts to paint a picture for the viewer. Director Seth Breedlove had this to say in a statement.

"We couldn't be happier to team with 1091 in the release of our latest Small Town Monsters film, The Mothman Legacy. The crew and I believe we've created something truly unique with this project; a terrifying real-life horror story,...

Exclusive: 1091 has taken worldwide digital and broadcast rights to the horror documentary The Mothman Legacy, we can report exclusively.

The doc was initially set to premiere at the Mothman Festival on Sept. 18. That event was cancelled due to Covid-19 and The Mothman Legacy will now be released exclusively on digital streaming platforms on Oct. 20.

The Mothman Legacy follows the American urban myth about a red-eyed creature seen by some as a harbinger of doom in 1960s rural West Virginia, where sightings of the winged demonic beast were first documented near an old munitions dump known by locals as TNT. Many believe the Mothman to be a 1960’s phenomenon, an omen only appearing before tragedy, and disappearing after a flap of sightings and the subsequent Silver Bridge collapse in 1967. The doc delves into whether the origins of this omen trace back much further and go much deeper than anyone realized.

Seth Breedlove...

The comedy classic Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey may actually take place in an alternate timeline. Clues from the first Bill & Ted Face the Music trailer hint that alternate timelines are possible, especially as the Wyld Stallyns travel to the future and meet the jailed musclehead versions of themselves. There's also a glimpse of the duo playing air guitar with Death, and it looks like the apocalypse is happening just outside his office window. This could point to another timeline where Bill and Ted were never able to complete their song. Or perhaps, we're just looking at the feiry Hellscape where Death now resides?

However it shakes out, Bill & Ted Face the Music is definitely pointing to some huge time paradoxes that can only have a major ripple effect on past events, including distrupting what we've previously seen play out in the first two movies.

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Metallica have expressed a sense of loss following the death of Ray Burton, father of the band’s late bassist Cliff Burton, saying in a statement that they felt “incredible sorrow.” Ray’s daughter Connie revealed Sunday via Facebook that her father died last Wednesday. The metal quartet confirmed his age as 94, and Ray’s stepdaughter Casey stated in a tribute video that he died of pneumonia.

“For 38 years, we were lucky enough to have the energy, wisdom and light of Ray in our lives,” Metallica wrote in a statement on their website.

In the years following the release of 1999’s groundbreaking The Matrix, dozens of films and TV shows tried to ape the grim, apocalyptic world of the Wachowski’s films. But none could really nail the elaborate, weird, and grotesque designs that was crafted by The Matrix concept artists Geof Darrow and Steve Skroce, who along with Jim Martin, helped create the […]

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Bill & Ted Face the Music has added Grammy Award winning rapper Kid Cudi to the cast. The news comes after sequel star Alex Winter shared some storyboard art on social media, giving fans their first real look at the highly anticipated sequel. Production is expected to begin this month, presumably after Keanu Reeves, who appears to have cloned himself to be everywhere, finishes promoting Toy Story 4. The actor has been receiving rave reviews for his performance as Duke Caboom in the highly praised Pixar sequel.

A lot of the story details surrounding Bill & Ted 3 are under wraps currently. The same can be said for the role played by Kid Cudi in the sequel, which is currently unknown. Are the Wyld Stallyns going to expand the band to include a rapper? Probably not, but stranger things have happened. Rap infused rock just seems like something that came to prominence 20 years...

Exclusive: Amy Schumer, whose highly anticipated comedy I Feel Pretty opens this weekend wide from Stx, is now circling another Voltage Pictures project. Written and to be directed by Katherine Fugate (Valentine’s Day), Christy Martin is a true story about the world champion boxer of the same name who had to fight through a man’s world to gain success and later personally found herself fighting for her life. This would be a decided turn for Schumer as it is a gritty drama — but what a great story — about a woman who never gives up and who keeps going despite every odd against her.

Christy Martin came from little, rose up the ranks of her sport, found success but not true love until later in life. Once she realized who she was personally, she was then brutalized and left for dead by the man she trusted.

The project will be produced by Alix Madigan,...

Amy Schumer is getting into the ring for her next role.

The comedian is in talks for <em>Christy Martin</em>, a boxing drama based on the life and career of the titular world-champion fighter who pushed for women's place in the sport.

The film will follow Martin's journey from a gym in West Virginia to becoming the first woman signed by famed boxing promoter Don King. The movie will also delve into her personal life and her marriage to an abusive boxing trainer, Jim Martin, who shot and stabbed Martin after she told him she was leaving him for a ...