{"id":64346,"date":"2025-03-21T13:11:30","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T17:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/?p=64346"},"modified":"2025-03-31T13:13:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T17:13:12","slug":"sydney-sweeney-is-both-starring-in-and-producing-the-upcoming-warner-bros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/sydney-sweeney-is-both-starring-in-and-producing-the-upcoming-warner-bros\/64346\/","title":{"rendered":"Sydney Sweeney is both starring in and producing the upcoming Warner Bros"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sydney Sweeney is stepping up her game in Hollywood, not just as an actress, but as a producer as well. Known for her standout roles in <em>Euphoria<\/em> and <em>Anyone But You<\/em>, Sweeney is now set to lead and produce the upcoming thriller <em>I Pretended to Be a Missing Girl<\/em>, which is being developed at Warner Bros. The film is based on a short story by Joe Cote that originally gained attention on Reddit. Oscar-winning screenwriter Eric Roth, known for his work on <em>Forrest Gump<\/em> and <em>Dune<\/em>, will adapt the story for the big screen.<\/p>\n<p>The plot of <em>I Pretended to Be a Missing Girl<\/em> follows a drifter who pretends to be a missing girl in order to deceive and rob her family. However, things take a dark turn when the drifter realizes she has made a huge mistake. The film will be produced under Sweeney\u2019s own production company, Fifty-Fifty Films, and will be co-produced with Roy Lee and Steven Schneider of Vertigo, alongside Trevor Engelson and Aaron Folbe from Underground.<\/p>\n<p>Sweeney has been making waves in Hollywood as a producer, taking a very hands-on approach to her projects. She served as an executive producer on <em>Anyone But You<\/em>, which was a major hit, grossing over $220 million globally. She also led the production of <em>Immaculate<\/em>, a horror thriller that premiered at SXSW.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to <em>I Pretended to Be a Missing Girl<\/em>, Sweeney is working on several other exciting projects as a producer. She is producing <em>Scandalous!<\/em>, where she will portray Hollywood legend Kim Novak, and she\u2019s also involved in a biopic about female boxing champion Christy Martin, directed by David Mich\u00f4d. Furthermore, she\u2019s an executive producer for <em>The Housemaid<\/em>, where she stars alongside Amanda Seyfried and Brandon Sklenar.<\/p>\n<p>Sweeney\u2019s growing influence in Hollywood doesn\u2019t stop there. She will also appear in <em>Echo Valley<\/em>, an upcoming thriller for Apple TV+, featuring Julianne Moore, Kyle MacLachlan, and Domhnall Gleeson.<\/p>\n<p>With <em>I Pretended to Be a Missing Girl<\/em>, Sweeney continues to establish herself as a powerful force in Hollywood, balancing high-profile acting roles with ambitious producing ventures. As she takes on this latest psychological thriller, fans can expect another captivating and intense performance from the rising star.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sydney Sweeney is stepping up her game in Hollywood, not just as an actress, but as a producer as well\u2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":64347,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[947],"class_list":["post-64346","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-news","tag-sydney-sweeney"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64346","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64346"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64346\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64346"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}