Hollywood star Sydney Sweeney leads the race to be the next Bond girl
The source further mentioned, 'They've hung out together a lot and he has admired her stratospheric rise. Plus Sydney has the quality of being athletic and able to perform physical scenes, as well as being feminine and following in the legacy of the Bond girls'. As per 'Female First UK', Denis was unveiled as the director of the next Bond film last month and has vowed to 'honour the tradition' of the character - who will be played by a new actor in the picture after Daniel Craig bowed out as 007 in the 2021 movie 'No Time To Die'.
The 'Dune' filmmaker said in a statement, 'Some of my earliest movie-going memories are connected to 007. I grew up watching James Bond films with my father, ever since Dr No with Sean Connery. To me, he's sacred territory. I intend to honour the tradition and open the path for many new missions to come'. Amazon MGM's Mike Hopkins commented, 'Denis has delivered compelling worlds, dynamic visuals, complex characters, and - most importantly - the immersive storytelling that global audiences yearn to experience in theatres. Meanwhile, Katy O'Brian was punched by Sydney while filming their boxing matches for the upcoming biopic about boxer Christy Martin. The actress has said that she 'felt good' getting punched by her co-star. Sweeney stars in the movie as Martin, who was one of the most well known female boxers of the 1990s, reports 'Variety'.
Katy plays a fellow boxer. Sweeney packed on 30 pounds for the role. Sweeney told W magazine earlier this year, 'My body was completely different. I didn't fit in any of my clothes. I'm usually a size 23 in jeans, and I was wearing a size 27. My body got bigger. It was crazy. She added, 'But it was amazing: I was so strong, like crazy strong'.
Martin boxed professionally from 1989 to 2012 and became the world champion in the super welterweight division in 2009. In 2010, she survived a murder attempt by her husband, James Martin, who stabbed her multiple times and shot her at their home in Florida. He was convicted of attempted second-degree murder in 2012 and sentenced to 25 years in prison.
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