Highlights
- Sydney Sweeney's chemistry with Glen Powell fueled the success of Anyone But You with a wink and a smile.
- Sweeney strategically aligned herself with Sony Pictures to advance her career and produce her own projects.
- Sydney Sweeney's rise in Hollywood showcases her talent, versatility, and savvy decision-making skills, placing her as a star on the rise.
It’s common for actors to sell a relationship with their off-the-charts chemistry, especially for a rom-com movie. Euphoria star Sydney Sweeney and her co-star Glen Powell in their 2023 holiday movie Anyone But You had to make it the case.
Their chemistry elevated the typical screenplay to a romantic comedy worth watching, and Sweeney and Powell could not stop flirting with each other during the press tour. The movie ended up being a box office hit, making over $219 million during its run in the theaters. The success led to rumors of a sequel in the works, but Sydney Sweeney's big break on the silver screen is partly due to her chemistry with Glen Powell.
Sydney Sweeney had a big break with Anyone But You, proving she can lead a cast in a film. However, her "fake" relationship with Glen Powell sold the movie more than the script, and they leaned heavily into the ship. Furthermore, she is slowly getting more projects, with back-to-back calls from Sony Pictures (specifically). She is, undoubtedly, one of the rising talents of her generation.
Sydney Sweeney And Glen Powell’s "Fake" Relationship Gave Them Their Big Break
Sweeney and Powell fueled fan speculation by leaning on their rumored fake relationship
Anyone But You was different from all Sydney Sweeney movies and TV shows because she had a lot to prove. And it really did turn out better than expected for the young actress.
Their movie was a box office hit, particularly because they had a "fake" relationship that helped boost the couple-shipping both on- and off-screen. Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell were also not opposed to fans shipping them.
After all, "They want it. It's fun to give it to 'em," the Euphoria star said when asked about her chemistry with her co-star.
Before, while, and after promoting the film, the pair let fans run their imaginations wild and did not try to correct them, even though Sydney Sweeney was in a committed relationship and is engaged.
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After the press tour, Sweeney and Powell frankly opened up about letting people believe they were in a relationship to boost interest.
"That’s people wanting what’s on the screen off the screen, and sometimes you just have to lean into it a bit — and it worked wonderfully. Sydney is very smart," Powell told The New York Times.
"The two things that you have to sell a rom-com are fun and chemistry. Sydney and I have a ton of fun together, and we have a ton of effortless chemistry."
Understanding fan demands and giving exactly what they wanted turned out to be the catalyst that set off Sweeney and Powell's big break. Their fake secret relationship bagged them a possible sequel (although not officially confirmed) for Anyone But You, or at least, another romantic comedy.
Sweeney was also an executive producer for the film, which helped propel her career holding the reins of production. She told The New York Times that she was very present in the marketing plans, leaving no room for missing ideas.
This alone certified that Sweeney has unlocked another wave of fame, successfully breaking into the silver screen, and showing she earned people's praise as Hollywood's next big thing.
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Sydney Sweeney's Movies Lined Up With Sony Is Thanks To Her Savvy Business Move
Sydney's movie roles are strategically calculated to build relationships for future projects
Another reason Sydney Sweeney is positioning herself perfectly in Hollywood is forming a lucrative relationship with one of the big studios in Hollywood.
Sweeney will be taking up the remake of Barbarella with Sony Pictures. This is just one of the several movies Sweeney has with Sony Pictures. Sydney Sweeney would also star and produce the film The Registration for Sony Pictures.
These films and her appearances in Sony’s Madame Web and Anyone But You are a tailored business move by the actress to align herself with a big studio that would fund her projects, a fact the Immaculate actress is not hushing about.
In her GQ Hype interview, Sydney Sweeney revealed Madame Web was a building block for her to have a relationship with the decision makers from Sony.
"To me, that film was a building block; it's what allowed me to build a relationship with Sony," she said. "Without doing 'Madame Web' I wouldn't have a relationship with the decision-makers over there. Everything in my career I do not just for that story, but strategic business decisions. Because I did that, I was able to sell 'Anyone but You.' I was able to get 'Barbarella.'"
Building a relationship with the studio paid off for The White Lotus actress because her own production company, Fifty-Fifty Films, will likely to benefit from the connection.
If the sequel of Anyone But You gets green-lighted, she will definitely be coming back as executive producer. Furthermore, her projects The Registration and Barberella will also be executive produced by her.
The savvy business move Sweeney took with Madame Web built a bridge for the in-demand actress, and the success of Anyone But You cemented her relationship with the studio.
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This is far from her early days when Sweeney revealed she took roles early in her career because she needed to earn money. Now the actress has the opportunity to pick roles based on her interest. Her choice to start her own production company also indicates her interest in projects that have meaning for her.
Although Euphoria and The White Lotus were breakout roles for Sydney, Anyone But You is another pivotal big break for her because it established her as a commercially successful movie actress with a talent for pushing projects and making them work.
In addition, Sweeney has perfectly capitalized on the popularity she got from Euphoria and The White Lotus, picking projects that would show her versatility, exempting her from being a victim of being typecast. Even Sweeney's role in Madame Web was also a smart career move — despite the movie being a box office bomb.
Her role in Hollywood is written to make a difference, with some calling Sydney Sweeney a divisive star of her generation, despite of the criticism she has received.
With her handling the wheels of her own production company, the actress has more options in playing unique characters. Immaculate, her second film as a producer projects Sweeney's options and hopes. And with more movies like Barbarella, The Registration, and a biopic about legendary boxer Christy Martin in the works, Sweeney is expanding her repertoire to include more versatile characters.
No wonder she is being compared with the likes of Margot Robbie and Ana de Armas, who did not want to fit in the bombshell mold Hollywood had fixed them in.
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