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Katy O'Brian Says Sydney Sweeney ‘Didn't Care' About Getting Hurt During Fight Scenes in Christy Martin Biopic: ‘She Was Like, 'If You Break My Nose, That's Fine''
Katy O'Brian says it 'felt good' getting punched by Sydney Sweeney while filming their boxing matches for the upcoming biopic about boxer Christy Martin. Sweeney stars in the movie as Martin, who was one of the most well known female boxers of the 1990s. O'Brien plays a fellow boxer. More from Variety Emma Stone on Working With Joaquin Phoenix in 'Eddington' and That Viral Bee Incident With Pedro Pascal and Austin Butler at Cannes Bob the Drag Queen Launches Production Company Purse First Studios (EXCLUSIVE) Eric Dane's 'Countdown' Co-Stars Say He's Handling ALS Diagnosis With 'Grace and Dignity': 'He Wants Other People to Know They're Not Alone' Sweeney packed on 30 pounds for the role. 'My body was completely different,' Sweeney told W magazine earlier this year. '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 boobs got bigger. And my butt got huge. It was crazy! I was like, 'Oh my god.'' She added, 'But it was amazing: I was so strong, like crazy strong.' I caught up with O'Brian Thursday night at the A24 premiere of the new Ari Aster film 'Eddington' at the DGA in West Hollywood. 'I got punched quite a few times,' O'Brian said of getting in the ring with Sweeney. 'It felt good. It was great. It better read well on camera.' Even so, she admits that it did 'not feel good' to have to hit Sweeney. 'Even with the extra 30 pounds I would still have 20 to 30 pounds on her so it never feels good,' O'Brian said. 'But she didn't seem to care very much.' Sweeney agreed to do her best not to go too far with O'Brian. 'I was just like, 'Please, don't break my nose.' I had to do 'The Running Man' right after,' O'Brian said. 'She was like, 'If you break my nose, that's fine.'' 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. Her story was chronicled in the Netflix documentary, 'Untold: Deal With the Devil.' Martin was often on set, O'Brian said: 'That alone is intimidating, to have a real person there and then a real person who can kick your butt. That's all very scary but she was super awesome, really hyped for it and was just a cool positive influence. She's just a powerful woman and that's cool to be around.' David Michod directs the untitled biopic from a script he co-wrote with Mirrah Foulkes. O'Brian can currently be seen in theaters in 'Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.' Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week 'Harry Potter' TV Show Cast Guide: Who's Who in Hogwarts? 25 Hollywood Legends Who Deserve an Honorary Oscar
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Sydney Sweeney's Co-Star From The Christy Martin Biopic Explains How It Felt Getting ‘Punched Quite A Few Times' By Her
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Sydney Sweeney is taking on a different kind of role, as she's playing a trailblazing boxer in the upcoming Christy Martin biopic, proving she's more than ready to throw down. For the sports flick, the Madame Web star underwent a massive physical transformation for the role, gaining 30 pounds of muscle and diving headfirst into the grueling demands of portraying one of the most iconic fighters of the '90s. Now, her co-star, Katy O'Brian, is explaining how it felt getting 'punched quite a few times' by Sweeney. During a red carpet interview shared at the Eddington premiere via an X post by Variety, Katy O'Brian opened up about her and Sydney Sweeney's intense fight scenes on set. O'Brian shared a fun take on taking jabs from her on-screen sparring partner: [I] got punched quite a few times, yeah…. It felt good. Yeah, I loved it. It was great. It better read well on camera. The Mandalorian actress, a powerhouse in her own right who plays one of Martin's opponents in the film, didn't seem to mind getting hit a few times. However, that begs the question of what it was like for her to hit Sweeney, who signed up to get ripped for her role. O'Brian admitted that she wasn't so keen on hitting her colleague, and her reasoning makes a lot of sense: That did not feel good. Because, even with the extra 30 pounds [she gained], I still would have like 20 or 30 pounds on her. So it never feels good, but she didn't seem to care very much. That's putting it mildly. Still, when O'Brian expressed concern about hurting Sydney Sweeney before a particularly rough scene, the young actress brushed it off completely. O'Brian recalled: She was like, 'If you break my nose, that's fine.' Now that's commitment to a role. The yet-untitled film wrapped production last November and is directed by David Michôd (The King) from a script co-written with Mirrah Foulkes. It focuses on Christy Martin's incredible career, her groundbreaking success in a male-dominated sport and the darker chapters of her personal life, including surviving a near-fatal attack by her then-husband in 2010. Martin herself was present on set, something O'Brian described as both 'intimidating' and 'awesome.' Sweeney, for her part, has previously shared the toll the transformation took on her body. In a W magazine interview, she talked about her body becoming "completely different" as a result of her physical transformation. Sweeney stated that it was "crazy" how her "butt got huge" and her "boobs got bigger." Nevertheless, she found it to be an "amazing" experience, and she felt "strong" as a result of it. Christy Martin's legacy is already immortalized in the documentary Untold: Deal With the Devil, (which is streamable with a Netflix subscription). However, Martin's life seems poised to gain a new layer of resonance through Sydney Sweeney's performance and, if early behind-the-scenes anecdotes like O'Brian's are any indication, she's left every ounce of herself in the ring. Meanwhile, Katy O'Brian has a few notable titles on the 2025 movie schedule and beyond. She lined up to star in the new remake of The Running Man, a movie she started right after wrapping on the boxing biopic (which may or may not have made her a bit more cautious about getting her nose broken). Fans can also still see her performance as Kodiak in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, which is in theaters now!
