Hollywood’s It girl, Sydney Sweeney, has recently stood out as the face of budding Hollywood. The Spokane girl recently appeared in a host of projects across various genres. Starting from her rom-com alongside Glen Powell, Anyone But You to her Marvel-Sony outing with Madame Web, and her horror-thriller, Immaculate, she has dominated most of the screens in early 2024. Now, the road is all but set for her to switch to another genre and essay a biopic with David Michôd serving as its director.
Sydney Sweeney in a still from Euphoria
Known for her roles in dark, psychological thriller, the change in gears will help Sweeney usher further ahead in her climb to the top. Already an A-list actress, her repute stares at a chance of a significant uplift with this flick as it will probably involve her going through enduring transformations and challenging storylines. Regardless, she will have...
Sydney Sweeney in a still from Euphoria
Known for her roles in dark, psychological thriller, the change in gears will help Sweeney usher further ahead in her climb to the top. Already an A-list actress, her repute stares at a chance of a significant uplift with this flick as it will probably involve her going through enduring transformations and challenging storylines. Regardless, she will have...
- 5/11/2024
- by Imteshal Karim
- FandomWire
Sweeney is set to play Christy Martin in a film that will be directed by War Machine’s David Michod. The project is set to go to market at Cannes next week.
Following the commercial success of their 2023 romantic comedy, Anyone But You, both Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell have been building their careers based on the perception within Hollywood that they can now ‘open’ a movie. Selling a movie based on star power continues to be important in the kind of mid to low-budget films that Sweeney seems intent on making: her recent nun-centric horror flick Immaculate was reportedly made for just $9m and as well as being a lot of fun, the film made that back and more during its theatrical run.
According to World Of Reel, one of Sweeney’s next projects will also see her put in another performance where she has to run a physical and emotional gauntlet,...
Following the commercial success of their 2023 romantic comedy, Anyone But You, both Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell have been building their careers based on the perception within Hollywood that they can now ‘open’ a movie. Selling a movie based on star power continues to be important in the kind of mid to low-budget films that Sweeney seems intent on making: her recent nun-centric horror flick Immaculate was reportedly made for just $9m and as well as being a lot of fun, the film made that back and more during its theatrical run.
According to World Of Reel, one of Sweeney’s next projects will also see her put in another performance where she has to run a physical and emotional gauntlet,...
- 5/9/2024
- by Dan Cooper
- Film Stories
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.
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.
- 5/8/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
From the team behind Flickering Myth comes the gothic horror film The Baby In The Basket. First look and more details below.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: 2024 has been a proper rollercoaster ride for horror fans. After a slow start, we’ve since been treated to the excellent Immaculate and The First Omen and the riotously fun Abigail and we’re not too far off from the release of Renny Harlin’s The Strangers: Chapter 1.
We’ve now got word of another horror film heading our way, hopefully sooner rather than later. The Baby In The Basket is directed by Nathan Shepka and Andy Crane from a script by Tom Jolliffe.
The Baby In The Basket is “set in 1942 where, as World War II rages on as the nuns of isolated Scottish monastery St. Augustine’s prepare for an incoming storm front. During the night,...
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: 2024 has been a proper rollercoaster ride for horror fans. After a slow start, we’ve since been treated to the excellent Immaculate and The First Omen and the riotously fun Abigail and we’re not too far off from the release of Renny Harlin’s The Strangers: Chapter 1.
We’ve now got word of another horror film heading our way, hopefully sooner rather than later. The Baby In The Basket is directed by Nathan Shepka and Andy Crane from a script by Tom Jolliffe.
The Baby In The Basket is “set in 1942 where, as World War II rages on as the nuns of isolated Scottish monastery St. Augustine’s prepare for an incoming storm front. During the night,...
- 5/2/2024
- by Maria Lattila
- Film Stories
The religious horror movie Immaculate, starring Sydney Sweeney and directed by Michael Mohan, wears its horror influences on its sleeves. Neon’s new horror movie is now available on Digital and PVOD, making it easier to catch up with the buzzy title. If you’ve already seen Immaculate, this companion watch guide highlights horror movies to pair with it.
Sweeney stars in Immaculate as Cecilia, a woman of devout faith who is offered a fulfilling new role at an illustrious Italian convent. Cecilia’s warm welcome to the picture-perfect Italian countryside gets derailed soon enough when she discovers she’s become pregnant and realizes the convent harbors disturbing secrets.
From Will Bates’ gothic score to the filming locations and even shot compositions, Immaculate owes a lot to its cinematic influences. Mohan pulls from more than just religious horror, though. While Immaculate pays tribute to the classics, the horror movie surprises...
Sweeney stars in Immaculate as Cecilia, a woman of devout faith who is offered a fulfilling new role at an illustrious Italian convent. Cecilia’s warm welcome to the picture-perfect Italian countryside gets derailed soon enough when she discovers she’s become pregnant and realizes the convent harbors disturbing secrets.
From Will Bates’ gothic score to the filming locations and even shot compositions, Immaculate owes a lot to its cinematic influences. Mohan pulls from more than just religious horror, though. While Immaculate pays tribute to the classics, the horror movie surprises...
- 4/24/2024
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.
Asphalt City (Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire)
I entered Asphalt City at last year’s EnergaCAMERIMAGE festival with nothing but morbid curiosity. Having engendered some rank responses from its Cannes premiere and not secured any known U.S. distributor, Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire’s film had the right kind of bad-object energy one needs at the jetlagged start to their week in a small Polish city. (Or just the comfort I personally get from a Brooklyn-shot feature featuring two Club Random guests.) I walked away boasting complicated, fascinated enthusiasm: nearly every second is ridiculous and never boring, and it doesn’t not deserve to play at a cinematography festival––having the most cinematography counts for something. Starting and ending with a blatant homage to The New World...
Asphalt City (Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire)
I entered Asphalt City at last year’s EnergaCAMERIMAGE festival with nothing but morbid curiosity. Having engendered some rank responses from its Cannes premiere and not secured any known U.S. distributor, Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire’s film had the right kind of bad-object energy one needs at the jetlagged start to their week in a small Polish city. (Or just the comfort I personally get from a Brooklyn-shot feature featuring two Club Random guests.) I walked away boasting complicated, fascinated enthusiasm: nearly every second is ridiculous and never boring, and it doesn’t not deserve to play at a cinematography festival––having the most cinematography counts for something. Starting and ending with a blatant homage to The New World...
- 4/19/2024
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Sydney Sweeney has starred in a string of hits of late, and her Hollywood career has truly taken off. The actress has delivered power-packed performances, showcasing her range as an artist. From her role as a troubled nun in Immaculate to a lovestruck woman in Anyone But You, Sweeney has been winning hearts.
Unfortunately, not everyone in the industry feels that way about the actress. Carol Baum thinks that the Euphoria star is not worth the hype she has been generating of late. Sweeney, who is known for speaking her mind, clapped back, and the drama has only intensified since then.
Sweeney came under a verbal attack (Source: Euphoria) Carol Baum is not a fan of Sydney Sweeney
Carol Baum is a very well-respected producer and executive in Hollywood. With projects such as Read Ringers and Buffy the Vampire Slayer to her credit, she is a force to be reckoned with.
Unfortunately, not everyone in the industry feels that way about the actress. Carol Baum thinks that the Euphoria star is not worth the hype she has been generating of late. Sweeney, who is known for speaking her mind, clapped back, and the drama has only intensified since then.
Sweeney came under a verbal attack (Source: Euphoria) Carol Baum is not a fan of Sydney Sweeney
Carol Baum is a very well-respected producer and executive in Hollywood. With projects such as Read Ringers and Buffy the Vampire Slayer to her credit, she is a force to be reckoned with.
- 4/18/2024
- by Sreshtha Roychowdhury
- FandomWire
Encyclopocalypse Publications and Shout Factory Partner for Chopping Mall Novelization: "In a thrilling development for horror fans and bibliophiles alike, Encyclopocalypse Publications has joined forces with Shout Factory to novelize the cult classic 1986 film Chopping Mall. Produced by the legendary Roger Corman, Chopping Mall has been a mainstay of the horror genre.
Since acquiring the rights to Roger Corman's library in 2018, Shout Factory has been exploring innovative ways to bring these classic films to a broader audience. This partnership with Encyclopocalypse Publications marks a new chapter in that journey.
The novelization of Chopping Mall will be penned by author Brian G. Berry, who has penned several novelizations for Encyclopocalypse, and have garnered praise for their faithful yet fresh retellings of fan-favorite films. “As a kid, I watched tons of horror movies. But none of them ever gave me that 'creeped out' feeling I was seeking until I saw the cover...
Since acquiring the rights to Roger Corman's library in 2018, Shout Factory has been exploring innovative ways to bring these classic films to a broader audience. This partnership with Encyclopocalypse Publications marks a new chapter in that journey.
The novelization of Chopping Mall will be penned by author Brian G. Berry, who has penned several novelizations for Encyclopocalypse, and have garnered praise for their faithful yet fresh retellings of fan-favorite films. “As a kid, I watched tons of horror movies. But none of them ever gave me that 'creeped out' feeling I was seeking until I saw the cover...
- 4/17/2024
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Award-winning film studio Neon announced today that it will release Immaculate, starring Sydney Sweeney, for digital purchase and rental starting April 16th. The film will be available on Blu-Ray and DVD starting June 11.
The home release follows Immaculate‘s success at the US box office. It quickly became an audience favorite, grossing over $15.2 million and counting and remaining in the US box office top 10 for three weeks.
Sweeney stars as Cecilia, an American nun of devout faith, embarking on a new journey in a remote convent in the picturesque Italian countryside. Cecilia’s warm welcome quickly devolves into a nightmare as it becomes clear her new home harbors a sinister secret and unspeakable horrors.
Neon acquired Michael Mohan’s Immaculate, produced by and starring double Emmy Award-nominee Sydney Sweeney, ahead of its SXSW World Premiere. This marks a reunion between Sweeney and Mohan, who helmed 2021’s The Voyeurs with the actress.
The home release follows Immaculate‘s success at the US box office. It quickly became an audience favorite, grossing over $15.2 million and counting and remaining in the US box office top 10 for three weeks.
Sweeney stars as Cecilia, an American nun of devout faith, embarking on a new journey in a remote convent in the picturesque Italian countryside. Cecilia’s warm welcome quickly devolves into a nightmare as it becomes clear her new home harbors a sinister secret and unspeakable horrors.
Neon acquired Michael Mohan’s Immaculate, produced by and starring double Emmy Award-nominee Sydney Sweeney, ahead of its SXSW World Premiere. This marks a reunion between Sweeney and Mohan, who helmed 2021’s The Voyeurs with the actress.
- 4/16/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
After two weeks atop the box office, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire was bested by newcomer Civil War by $10.2 million to lose the box-office weekend crown.
In its first weekend of release, the A24 action/thriller Civil War from director Alex Garland debuted in first place with $25.7 million. This pushed two-time champion Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire to second place where it brought in $15.5 million for Warner Bros.. This gives the film a three-week total of $157.9 million. Meanwhile, GhostbustersL Frozen Empire held its ground to remain in third place where it added $5.8 million for Sone Pictures Releasing to lift its four-week total to $97.0 million. Climbing a spot from last weekend to land in fourth place was Kung Fun Panda 4 which took in $5.5 million to bring its six-week total to $173.7 million for Universal Pictures. Also climbing a spot from last weekend was Dune: Part Two which took fifth place with $4.3 million.
In its first weekend of release, the A24 action/thriller Civil War from director Alex Garland debuted in first place with $25.7 million. This pushed two-time champion Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire to second place where it brought in $15.5 million for Warner Bros.. This gives the film a three-week total of $157.9 million. Meanwhile, GhostbustersL Frozen Empire held its ground to remain in third place where it added $5.8 million for Sone Pictures Releasing to lift its four-week total to $97.0 million. Climbing a spot from last weekend to land in fourth place was Kung Fun Panda 4 which took in $5.5 million to bring its six-week total to $173.7 million for Universal Pictures. Also climbing a spot from last weekend was Dune: Part Two which took fifth place with $4.3 million.
- 4/15/2024
- by Mike Tyrkus
- CinemaNerdz
Sydney Sweeney is no doubt dominating the big screen with her movies; after Anyone But You and Madame Web, she’s now basking in the glory of her latest horror film, Immaculate. The movie was highly praised by actress and host Drew Barrymore on her show where Sweeney recently appeared.
Sydney Sweeney in Immaculate
Many have noticed the similarities between Immaculate and the heavily criticized film Rosemary’s Baby before the actress revealed taking some inspiration from it. For horror fans, it was easy to detect the parallels.
Sydney Sweeney On The Inspiration Behind Horror-Mystery Film Immaculate
During her guesting on The Drew Barrymore Show, actress Sydney Sweeney shared she got her passion for horror movies from her father. She also mentioned the inspiration for Immaculate.
“He introduced me to the horror genre because he was a fan of horror films, loved horror films. Like Halloween is his favourite holiday. Rosemary’s Baby...
Sydney Sweeney in Immaculate
Many have noticed the similarities between Immaculate and the heavily criticized film Rosemary’s Baby before the actress revealed taking some inspiration from it. For horror fans, it was easy to detect the parallels.
Sydney Sweeney On The Inspiration Behind Horror-Mystery Film Immaculate
During her guesting on The Drew Barrymore Show, actress Sydney Sweeney shared she got her passion for horror movies from her father. She also mentioned the inspiration for Immaculate.
“He introduced me to the horror genre because he was a fan of horror films, loved horror films. Like Halloween is his favourite holiday. Rosemary’s Baby...
- 4/14/2024
- by Ariane Cruz
- FandomWire
Plot: A young novitiate in Rome (Nell Tiger Free) is warned by an ex-communicated priest (Ralph Ineson) that she’s at the center of a sinister conspiracy at her church dedicated to spawning the anti-Christ.
Review: I’ve always really enjoyed The Omen as a franchise. Even as a kid, I found something about the original trilogy centring around Damien Thorn especially gripping. However, I never had much use for the cheap TV movie sequel (Omen IV: The Awakening) or the scene-for-scene remake, which, despite a game cast, didn’t come close to recapturing the grisly spirit of Richard Donner’s original.
As such, I figured The First Omen would be just another would-be franchise starter, but I have to give 20th Century Studios and Disney credit – they made one hell of a cool horror flick (pun intended). In some ways, it’s a bit like Wonka (bear with...
Review: I’ve always really enjoyed The Omen as a franchise. Even as a kid, I found something about the original trilogy centring around Damien Thorn especially gripping. However, I never had much use for the cheap TV movie sequel (Omen IV: The Awakening) or the scene-for-scene remake, which, despite a game cast, didn’t come close to recapturing the grisly spirit of Richard Donner’s original.
As such, I figured The First Omen would be just another would-be franchise starter, but I have to give 20th Century Studios and Disney credit – they made one hell of a cool horror flick (pun intended). In some ways, it’s a bit like Wonka (bear with...
- 4/5/2024
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Nobody could predict that a theatrical Omen prequel would go as hard as Arkasha Stevenson’s The First Omen. There’s minimal wiggle room for narrative surprises leading into 1976’s blasphemous horror tale about the antichrist, yet Stevenson oversees a frightening and stimulating franchise origin. Rosemary’s Baby and The Omen surface as obvious sources of inspiration, but The First Omen compares cleanest to Neon’s religion-roasting Sydney Sweeney vehicle Immaculate. Stevenson unleashes astonishingly graphic imagery that’d make Immaculate blush, and despite how the two-hour running time presents laggy pacing issues, The First Omen successfully executes standalone appeal while fulfilling its promise of being all for you, Damien.
The film’s events occur in Rome’s Vizzardeli Orphanage, where American candidate Margaret Daino (Nell Tiger Free) transfers to earn her status as a Sister. Cardinal Lawrence (Bill Nighy) extends a familiar welcome since he’s known Margaret since childhood.
The film’s events occur in Rome’s Vizzardeli Orphanage, where American candidate Margaret Daino (Nell Tiger Free) transfers to earn her status as a Sister. Cardinal Lawrence (Bill Nighy) extends a familiar welcome since he’s known Margaret since childhood.
- 4/4/2024
- by Matt Donato
- DailyDead
Emanating from their studio in Cincinnati, Ohio, The History of Bad Ideas sees hosts Jason, Jeff and Blake talk about all things geeky on their podcast. Whether it’s rumours of the latest comic book movies, debating who really is the worst villain of all time, discussing the latest comic issues or just wondering about life in general, you are sure to have a fun time with them! In theory.
If you haven’t listened to the show before – why not? – you can check out previous episodes of The History of Bad Ideas podcast on iTunes and look out for new episodes here on Nerdly each and every week…
Episode 536: Dunkaroo Doug!
The Hobi Gang welcomes Jason back this week from his vacation and he brings the best soda ever, Butter Soda! The gang pays respect to Louis Gossett Jr., the NFL team with the worst reputation, and we rank sequel films!
If you haven’t listened to the show before – why not? – you can check out previous episodes of The History of Bad Ideas podcast on iTunes and look out for new episodes here on Nerdly each and every week…
Episode 536: Dunkaroo Doug!
The Hobi Gang welcomes Jason back this week from his vacation and he brings the best soda ever, Butter Soda! The gang pays respect to Louis Gossett Jr., the NFL team with the worst reputation, and we rank sequel films!
- 4/4/2024
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
In his review of the new horror film Immaculate (you can read it Here), JoBlo’s own Chris Bumbray said the movie – which reunites Sydney Sweeney with Michael Mohan, who directed her in the erotic thriller The Voyeurs and the Netflix series Everything Sucks! – is “a decent throwback to Dario Argento-style Italian horror movies.” During a recent post-screening Q&a at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Boston Seaport, Mohan also revealed that one particular scene in the movie was inspired by the work one of my favorite grindhouse era filmmakers, Jack Hill – and that same scene also had to be salvaged with the help of Saw X director Kevin Greutert!
Our friends at Bloody Disgusting shared the information from the Q&A, reporting that Mohan said, “The biggest scene that did not work and I’m still not happy with is the scene when Isabelle tries to drown Cecilia. I studied a...
Our friends at Bloody Disgusting shared the information from the Q&A, reporting that Mohan said, “The biggest scene that did not work and I’m still not happy with is the scene when Isabelle tries to drown Cecilia. I studied a...
- 3/27/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Get ready to clutch your rosaries and gasp your Hail Marys, because Immaculate has risen to theatres, proving itself to be the unholy offspring of gothic horror and cult craziness we didn’t know we needed. Immaculate takes us on a perilous pilgrimage of a young nun who finds her sanctuary is anything but. Directed with a gothic touch by Michael Mohan, and starring the doe-eyed and scream-filled Sidney Sweeney, Immaculate weaves a tale of faith, terror, and unholy revelations.
“…the unholy offspring of gothic horror and cult craziness we didn’t know we needed.”
Upon her arrival at a picturesque Italian convent, an American nun, Sister Cecilia (Sydney Sweeney), finds herself entangled in a web of divine terror. A fish out of water and without a full grasp of the language, Cecilia leans on the well-meaning intentions of her hosts and keepers, proving to be a grave mistake. Mohan...
“…the unholy offspring of gothic horror and cult craziness we didn’t know we needed.”
Upon her arrival at a picturesque Italian convent, an American nun, Sister Cecilia (Sydney Sweeney), finds herself entangled in a web of divine terror. A fish out of water and without a full grasp of the language, Cecilia leans on the well-meaning intentions of her hosts and keepers, proving to be a grave mistake. Mohan...
- 3/26/2024
- by Kimberley Elizabeth
Say what you want about the newly released horror shocker Immaculate, but it seems the studio promoting the film knows its audience. The Sydney Sweeney-led and produced nun-sploitation movie takes place in a dreary and disgusting convent, where Sweeney’s character soon finds herself pregnant despite never having had sex.
With a premise like that, naturally, Immaculate is drawing ire from Christian and conservative communities. The very end of the film in particular seems to be striking a nerve. Rather than issue any sort of statement or apology, Neon — the studio behind the project — has decided to lean into the controversy as a part of its marketing strategy.
Over the weekend of the film’s release, several tweet reactions went viral decrying the anti-Christian nature of the film.
“Libs saw how the anti-woke crowd embraced Sydney Sweeney as their new darling and right away had to shove her in this blasphemous,...
With a premise like that, naturally, Immaculate is drawing ire from Christian and conservative communities. The very end of the film in particular seems to be striking a nerve. Rather than issue any sort of statement or apology, Neon — the studio behind the project — has decided to lean into the controversy as a part of its marketing strategy.
Over the weekend of the film’s release, several tweet reactions went viral decrying the anti-Christian nature of the film.
“Libs saw how the anti-woke crowd embraced Sydney Sweeney as their new darling and right away had to shove her in this blasphemous,...
- 3/25/2024
- by Ryan Fish
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Hopping from critically acclaimed television series like Euphoria to the Marvel movie Madame Web, Sydney Sweeney is creating prominence in the entertainment industry. Gaining momentum in her career and becoming a hot property in Hollywood after a sharp rise to fame, the actress recently joined the cast of the new horror flick Immaculate.
Sydney Sweeney as Cecilia in Immaculate
Appearing as an American nun Cecilia in the recently released horror movie, Emmy-nominated Sydney Sweeney recalled her filming experience. Speaking with EW, the actress even mentioned one particular request that she had by the end of the movie. Read further to learn about Sweeney’s unusual request that might not sit well with even her most ardent fans.
Sydney Sweeney Joined the Cast of Immaculate
After previously working with director Michael Mohan in the 2021 film The Voyeurs and 2018 TV series Everything Sucks!, Sydney Sweeney yet again teamed up with Mohan for...
Sydney Sweeney as Cecilia in Immaculate
Appearing as an American nun Cecilia in the recently released horror movie, Emmy-nominated Sydney Sweeney recalled her filming experience. Speaking with EW, the actress even mentioned one particular request that she had by the end of the movie. Read further to learn about Sweeney’s unusual request that might not sit well with even her most ardent fans.
Sydney Sweeney Joined the Cast of Immaculate
After previously working with director Michael Mohan in the 2021 film The Voyeurs and 2018 TV series Everything Sucks!, Sydney Sweeney yet again teamed up with Mohan for...
- 3/24/2024
- by Krittika Mukherjee
- FandomWire
Sydney Sweeney, known for her role in shows such as “Euphoria” and “The Handmaid’s Tale” has become bit of a lightning rod for culture war discussions. In the wake of her recent appearance on “Saturday Night Live”, the internet has become a battleground with some declaring the death of wokeness.
Sydney Sweeney || Madame Web
Sweeney’s most recent film, the horror movie “Immaculate”, has unexpectedly joined the conversation. The movie has leveraged the online debate as a marketing technique. While some fans might be happy about this tactic, others might find it controversial.
Suggested“I have to constantly prove myself”: Sydney Sweeney Reveals Real Reason Behind Obsessing Over Her Passion Project ‘Immaculate’ Immaculate Reacts On Sydney Sweeney Being The New Darling Of The Anti-Woke Sydney Sweeney || Madame Web
Sydney Sweeney is becoming the face of Anti-Woke after she recently hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live. It all started...
Sydney Sweeney || Madame Web
Sweeney’s most recent film, the horror movie “Immaculate”, has unexpectedly joined the conversation. The movie has leveraged the online debate as a marketing technique. While some fans might be happy about this tactic, others might find it controversial.
Suggested“I have to constantly prove myself”: Sydney Sweeney Reveals Real Reason Behind Obsessing Over Her Passion Project ‘Immaculate’ Immaculate Reacts On Sydney Sweeney Being The New Darling Of The Anti-Woke Sydney Sweeney || Madame Web
Sydney Sweeney is becoming the face of Anti-Woke after she recently hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live. It all started...
- 3/23/2024
- by Piyush Yadav
- FandomWire
Sydney Sweeney has always had a knack for playing crazy characters, which made her experience filming Euphoria so much fun, as she loved the challenging and crazy aspect of Cassie Howard. And with her recent feature Immaculate, Sweeney, who has made some really interesting career choices lately, has finally jumped into the genre she adores the most.
Following her commitment to Immaculate, it comes as no surprise that she has been a lifelong horror fan, who once dreamt of helming crazy roles along the likes of Hannibal Lecter and Jack Torrance.
Sydney Sweeney’s Dream Role Involve Characters Like Jack Torrance and Hannibal Lecter The Silence of the Lambs | Orion Pictures
Being a horror buff, Sydney Sweeney holds a deep admiration for classics that defined the genre, which involves The Shining, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and The Silence of the Lambs. While with Immaculate, she cements herself as the genre’s new final girl.
Following her commitment to Immaculate, it comes as no surprise that she has been a lifelong horror fan, who once dreamt of helming crazy roles along the likes of Hannibal Lecter and Jack Torrance.
Sydney Sweeney’s Dream Role Involve Characters Like Jack Torrance and Hannibal Lecter The Silence of the Lambs | Orion Pictures
Being a horror buff, Sydney Sweeney holds a deep admiration for classics that defined the genre, which involves The Shining, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and The Silence of the Lambs. While with Immaculate, she cements herself as the genre’s new final girl.
- 3/23/2024
- by Santanu Roy
- FandomWire
Florence Pugh has been on a roll for the past few years. Since her breakthrough in 2019, Pugh has been nominated for an Academy Award, featured in a Marvel film, has worked with acclaimed directors such as Christopher Nolan, Greta Gerwig, and Denis Villeneuve, and has gained international stardom for her performances.
While Hollywood may be obsessed with actresses such as Zendaya, who co-starred with Pugh on Dune: Part Two, and Sydney Sweeney, who was last seen in Immaculate and Madame Web, Florence Pugh’s filmography boasts of stellar movies that have won critical and commercial acclaim.
Florence Pugh’s Last Four Films Have Received Great Scores Florence Pugh in Midsommar
Florence Pugh began her career as a child actress in the film The Falling and then went on to portray multiple supporting roles. She gained acclaim for her role in the biographical sports drama Fighting with My Family and for the daylight horror film Midsommar.
While Hollywood may be obsessed with actresses such as Zendaya, who co-starred with Pugh on Dune: Part Two, and Sydney Sweeney, who was last seen in Immaculate and Madame Web, Florence Pugh’s filmography boasts of stellar movies that have won critical and commercial acclaim.
Florence Pugh’s Last Four Films Have Received Great Scores Florence Pugh in Midsommar
Florence Pugh began her career as a child actress in the film The Falling and then went on to portray multiple supporting roles. She gained acclaim for her role in the biographical sports drama Fighting with My Family and for the daylight horror film Midsommar.
- 3/23/2024
- by Nishanth A
- FandomWire
In a busy weekend at the box office, “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire,” the Sydney Sweeney horror vehicle “Immaculate,” IFC’s “Late Night with the Devil,” and two animated rereleases (“Luca” and recent Oscar winner “The Boy and the Heron“) will compete for the top spots. Meanwhile, a recent box-office smash is hitting digital platforms.
The contender to watch this week: “Bob Marley: One Love“
Reinaldo Marcus Green‘s biopic about the pioneering reggae singer is still riding its theatrical wave ($170 million worldwide and counting), but “Bob Marley: One Love” is also available to purchase or rent on VOD. Kingsley Ben-Adir shed his Kenergy to play Marley, icon of dorm-room posters and pacifistic chill-out vibes, opposite a supporting cast that includes Lashana Lynch, Tosin Cole, “Happy Valley” breakout James Norton, and Michael Gandolfini. “One Love” is a fairly rote retelling enhanced by its subject’s music, but even the weakest biopic tendencies have a groovy appeal.
The contender to watch this week: “Bob Marley: One Love“
Reinaldo Marcus Green‘s biopic about the pioneering reggae singer is still riding its theatrical wave ($170 million worldwide and counting), but “Bob Marley: One Love” is also available to purchase or rent on VOD. Kingsley Ben-Adir shed his Kenergy to play Marley, icon of dorm-room posters and pacifistic chill-out vibes, opposite a supporting cast that includes Lashana Lynch, Tosin Cole, “Happy Valley” breakout James Norton, and Michael Gandolfini. “One Love” is a fairly rote retelling enhanced by its subject’s music, but even the weakest biopic tendencies have a groovy appeal.
- 3/23/2024
- by Matthew Jacobs
- Gold Derby
Sydney Sweeney recently played the character of Julia Cornwall in Sony Pictures’ Madame Web alongside Dakota Johnson. Her other release alongside Glen Powell; Anyone but You did slightly better than the former despite opening to mixed responses. Sweeney and Powell’s chemistry was highly appreciated by the audience and has been the talk of the industry ever since they started filming.
Sweeney has also showcased her exceptional work while portraying Cassie Howard on HBO’s Euphoria and appearing in the first season of the critically acclaimed anthology series The White Lotus. She earned Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her work on both series. The actress is now gearing up for the release of her psychological horror movie Immaculate in which she not only stars but also serves as the producer. In a recent interview, Sweeney talked about the actress she would like to work with next.
Sydney Sweeney in Immaculate...
Sweeney has also showcased her exceptional work while portraying Cassie Howard on HBO’s Euphoria and appearing in the first season of the critically acclaimed anthology series The White Lotus. She earned Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her work on both series. The actress is now gearing up for the release of her psychological horror movie Immaculate in which she not only stars but also serves as the producer. In a recent interview, Sweeney talked about the actress she would like to work with next.
Sydney Sweeney in Immaculate...
- 3/22/2024
- by Avneet Ahluwalia
- FandomWire
Horror returns to the big screen in a big way this weekend, with four brand new horror movies now playing only in theaters. And another two are now available to watch right at home.
Here’s all the new horror releasing March 22, 2024!
For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.
The hotly anticipated horror movie Late Night With the Devil has been earning rave reviews from critics and Stephen King alike, and it’s now playing exclusively in theaters.
Want to watch at home? The film is next coming to Shudder on April 19, 2024.
David Dastmalchian (Dune, The Suicide Squad) stars as the host of a late-night talk show that descends into a nightmare in the Ghostwatch and Wnuf Halloween Special-inspired film.
David Dastmalchian stars as Jack Delroy, the charismatic host of “Night Owls,” and the film traces the ill-fated taping of a live Halloween special in 1977 plagued by a demonic presence.
Here’s all the new horror releasing March 22, 2024!
For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.
The hotly anticipated horror movie Late Night With the Devil has been earning rave reviews from critics and Stephen King alike, and it’s now playing exclusively in theaters.
Want to watch at home? The film is next coming to Shudder on April 19, 2024.
David Dastmalchian (Dune, The Suicide Squad) stars as the host of a late-night talk show that descends into a nightmare in the Ghostwatch and Wnuf Halloween Special-inspired film.
David Dastmalchian stars as Jack Delroy, the charismatic host of “Night Owls,” and the film traces the ill-fated taping of a live Halloween special in 1977 plagued by a demonic presence.
- 3/22/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Let the ghost hunting begin.
Sony’s spring event pic Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire has started off its North American box office run with $4.7 million in Thursday previews before rolling out everywhere on Friday.
That compares to $4.5 million in previews for the last film, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, which succeeded in restoring the luster to the classic franchise created by the late Ivan Reitman. His son, Jason Reitman, directed Afterlife, but this time turned over helming duties to series co-scribe Gil Kenan.
Sony expects Frozen Empire to top the weekend’s box office chart with an opening in the $43 million to $44 million range, while tracking services are suggesting $45 million or more. (Afterlife, which debuted amid the challenges posed by the pandemic era, debuted to $44 million domestically). Critics didn’t exactly embrace either film, with Frozen Empire presently sporting a not-so-fresh score of 44 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. Positive audience reaction, however, may boost the movie’s box office potential.
Sony’s spring event pic Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire has started off its North American box office run with $4.7 million in Thursday previews before rolling out everywhere on Friday.
That compares to $4.5 million in previews for the last film, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, which succeeded in restoring the luster to the classic franchise created by the late Ivan Reitman. His son, Jason Reitman, directed Afterlife, but this time turned over helming duties to series co-scribe Gil Kenan.
Sony expects Frozen Empire to top the weekend’s box office chart with an opening in the $43 million to $44 million range, while tracking services are suggesting $45 million or more. (Afterlife, which debuted amid the challenges posed by the pandemic era, debuted to $44 million domestically). Critics didn’t exactly embrace either film, with Frozen Empire presently sporting a not-so-fresh score of 44 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. Positive audience reaction, however, may boost the movie’s box office potential.
- 3/22/2024
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sydney Sweeny in ImmaculateImage: Neon
Sydney Sweeney is committed to Immaculate. We know this because we’ve now heard the story of how long she held onto hopes that she could play this character, how she waited a decade until she was famous and influential enough to not only star in the film,...
Sydney Sweeney is committed to Immaculate. We know this because we’ve now heard the story of how long she held onto hopes that she could play this character, how she waited a decade until she was famous and influential enough to not only star in the film,...
- 3/22/2024
- by Matthew Jackson
- avclub.com
Convent-set movies occupy a storied place in cinema history—one too vast to attempt summarization in this review. But it’s no matter: Immaculate stands to be a minor entry in both the crowded genre and in Sydney Sweeney’s present ascension to movie stardom. Sweeney produces and recruited Michael Mohan to direct Immaculate after their previous collaborations on TV series Everything Sucks! and erotic-thriller throwback The Voyeurs.
Narratively, Immaculate owes more to Dario Argento’s Suspiria than any nunsploitation picture. The setups are essentially identical: wide-eyed American girl (Sweeney as Sister Cecilia in this case) heads to an all-girls dormitory in Italy. Nefarious plotting by shadowy leaders is unveiled over the course of the narrative.
Both films contain a cold open that sees a young girl attempt escape before meeting her doom. Immaculate’s opening is quite tense, its best sequence. In the aftermath of this chilling intro, the...
Narratively, Immaculate owes more to Dario Argento’s Suspiria than any nunsploitation picture. The setups are essentially identical: wide-eyed American girl (Sweeney as Sister Cecilia in this case) heads to an all-girls dormitory in Italy. Nefarious plotting by shadowy leaders is unveiled over the course of the narrative.
Both films contain a cold open that sees a young girl attempt escape before meeting her doom. Immaculate’s opening is quite tense, its best sequence. In the aftermath of this chilling intro, the...
- 3/22/2024
- by Caleb Hammond
- The Film Stage
Michael Mohan revealed that his new horror film, Immaculate, originally had a very traditional ending. More on it below.
Warning: Mild spoilers for Immaculate’s ending follow
Sydney Sweeney stars in Michael Mohan’s religious horror film Immaculate, which is now in cinemas – we gave it a glowing four stars in our review. Sweeney plays Sister Cecilia, who transfers to an Italian convent but quickly finds herself miraculously pregnant.
In our chat with Mohan, the director revealed that the script originally had a very different ending.
“Originally, this was a studio movie, and it had a much more traditional ending, a very conservative ending,” he said.
If you’ve seen Immaculate, you know how strange that sounds. The current ending of Immaculate is thoroughly shocking, but also very impressive. The final minutes of the film follow Sweeney, in an uninterrupted shot, as she commits something horrific and, depending who you ask,...
Warning: Mild spoilers for Immaculate’s ending follow
Sydney Sweeney stars in Michael Mohan’s religious horror film Immaculate, which is now in cinemas – we gave it a glowing four stars in our review. Sweeney plays Sister Cecilia, who transfers to an Italian convent but quickly finds herself miraculously pregnant.
In our chat with Mohan, the director revealed that the script originally had a very different ending.
“Originally, this was a studio movie, and it had a much more traditional ending, a very conservative ending,” he said.
If you’ve seen Immaculate, you know how strange that sounds. The current ending of Immaculate is thoroughly shocking, but also very impressive. The final minutes of the film follow Sweeney, in an uninterrupted shot, as she commits something horrific and, depending who you ask,...
- 3/22/2024
- by Maria Lattila
- Film Stories
Maybe it’s best to begin at the end of Immaculate, the religious horror flick starring white-hot movie star, Euphoria‘s resident crying Mvp and current savior of the rom-com Sydney Sweeney. You’ve likely heard about the last 10 minutes, even if you don’t know the plot surprises and spoilers regarding the who, what and why of it all. We’ll simply direct you to the photo above, in which our blood-smeared Lady of Perpetual Screamitude aims for the highest-decibel mark. By this point, Sweeney’s character — a chaste...
- 3/20/2024
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
It doesn’t take a theologist to see that “Immaculate” director Michael Mohan probably grew up a devout Catholic.
His new horror movie stars Sydney Sweeney as a flung-from-innocence novice nun who arrives at a Roman convent bubbling with religious fealty — only to become the vessel for an immaculate conception gone horrifically wrong. Taking advantage of the film’s on-location shoot, Mohan, who previously directed the “Euphoria” and “Anyone but You” breakout in his erotic thriller “The Voyeurs,” steeps the shocker in religious iconography that veers from the saintly to the satanic.
“I grew up super devout Catholic,” Mohan told IndieWire. And “every Catholic person has guilt and trauma.” That’s for sure, as the Neon release mashes references to Ken Russell’s “The Devils,” Roman Polanski’s “Rosemary’s Baby,” and even Darren Aronofsky’s “mother!” in charting Sister Cecilia’s (Sweeney) psychological undoing in the process of being emblemized...
His new horror movie stars Sydney Sweeney as a flung-from-innocence novice nun who arrives at a Roman convent bubbling with religious fealty — only to become the vessel for an immaculate conception gone horrifically wrong. Taking advantage of the film’s on-location shoot, Mohan, who previously directed the “Euphoria” and “Anyone but You” breakout in his erotic thriller “The Voyeurs,” steeps the shocker in religious iconography that veers from the saintly to the satanic.
“I grew up super devout Catholic,” Mohan told IndieWire. And “every Catholic person has guilt and trauma.” That’s for sure, as the Neon release mashes references to Ken Russell’s “The Devils,” Roman Polanski’s “Rosemary’s Baby,” and even Darren Aronofsky’s “mother!” in charting Sister Cecilia’s (Sweeney) psychological undoing in the process of being emblemized...
- 3/19/2024
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
After captivating audiences with her gritty roles in Euphoria and The White Lotus, Sydney Sweeney proved her versatility with her turn in the lighthearted Anyone But You.
Her romantic comedy Anyone But You (a Sony Pictures rom-com co-starring Glen Powell) defied all the expectations, and became a surprise box office hit.
Glen Powell as Ben and Sydney Sweeney as Bea in Anyone But You
The actress even impressed with her hosting stint on Saturday Night Live. But beyond acting, Sweeney is making waves as a producer, too.
Disappointed by the lack of input she had on the recent superhero film Madame Web, Sweeney is determined to make her mark as a producer with Fifty-Fifty Films.
SUGGESTEDSydney Sweeney’s Anyone But You Director Blames William Shakespeare for All the Cringe Scenes in the Movie
Her production company is behind Immaculate, a dark thriller set to be released in 3 days. In the film,...
Her romantic comedy Anyone But You (a Sony Pictures rom-com co-starring Glen Powell) defied all the expectations, and became a surprise box office hit.
Glen Powell as Ben and Sydney Sweeney as Bea in Anyone But You
The actress even impressed with her hosting stint on Saturday Night Live. But beyond acting, Sweeney is making waves as a producer, too.
Disappointed by the lack of input she had on the recent superhero film Madame Web, Sweeney is determined to make her mark as a producer with Fifty-Fifty Films.
SUGGESTEDSydney Sweeney’s Anyone But You Director Blames William Shakespeare for All the Cringe Scenes in the Movie
Her production company is behind Immaculate, a dark thriller set to be released in 3 days. In the film,...
- 3/19/2024
- by Shreya Jha
- FandomWire
Making a movie is a collaborative process. It takes a village to create something grand, and the efforts of everyone involved to make something that is purely magical and holds the capability to impact and change lives and society. Therefore, Euphoria star Sydney Sweeney is ensuring that integrity stays in place with her production company as well, and thus, she’s naming it appropriately as Fifty-Fifty Films. Here’s how she can change the game.
Sydney Sweeney as Cassie Howard in Euphoria The Truth Behind Sydney Sweeney’s Production Company
For those who may already feel overwhelmed by Sydney Sweeney‘s omnipresence, brace yourselves, because she’s here to stay. Rising to fame through her stand-out character in the hit HBO show Euphoria, the actress has traveled quite far in Hollywood. From struggling to pay rent, even after an Emmy nomination, to now owning her own production company, she’s truly made her mark.
Sydney Sweeney as Cassie Howard in Euphoria The Truth Behind Sydney Sweeney’s Production Company
For those who may already feel overwhelmed by Sydney Sweeney‘s omnipresence, brace yourselves, because she’s here to stay. Rising to fame through her stand-out character in the hit HBO show Euphoria, the actress has traveled quite far in Hollywood. From struggling to pay rent, even after an Emmy nomination, to now owning her own production company, she’s truly made her mark.
- 3/17/2024
- by Sampurna Banerjee
- FandomWire
Immaculate is flipping the script with their latest game, the F**k Marry Kill Horror Edition, starring Sydney Sweeney and Simona Tabasco. The 26-year-old, famous for her intense roles, shakes things up by ditching Sir Anthony Hopkins’s character Hannibal Lecter for the mysterious Jack Nicholson’s Jack Torrance.
Sydney Sweeney in Madame Web
It all goes down after she had to pick between some seriously twisted movie villains. Get ready for a rollercoaster of emotions because this showdown promises to deliver a mix of love, fear, and Hollywood drama.
Sydney Sweeney Faces Off Against Notorious Movie Villains In A Game
Sydney Sweeney, known for her killer acting skills, is taking on a wild challenge as she faces off against some famous movie villains. You might have seen her in shows like The White Lotus and Euphoria, but now she is here to wow you with her choices.
SUGGESTEDDespite Stellar Reviews,...
Sydney Sweeney in Madame Web
It all goes down after she had to pick between some seriously twisted movie villains. Get ready for a rollercoaster of emotions because this showdown promises to deliver a mix of love, fear, and Hollywood drama.
Sydney Sweeney Faces Off Against Notorious Movie Villains In A Game
Sydney Sweeney, known for her killer acting skills, is taking on a wild challenge as she faces off against some famous movie villains. You might have seen her in shows like The White Lotus and Euphoria, but now she is here to wow you with her choices.
SUGGESTEDDespite Stellar Reviews,...
- 3/16/2024
- by Muskan Chaudhary
- FandomWire
Sydney Sweeney and the stars of Immaculate are celebrating the premiere at Beyond Fest!
The event was held on Friday (March 15) at The Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood.
Stars Simona Tabasco and Benedetta Porcaroli were also in attendance.
Sydney‘s dad Steven Sweeney, as well as her two grandmothers, supported her on the red carpet!
The Euphoria star wore an intricate white sculpted top featuring flowers and a pair of hands wrapped around her waist.
Directed by Michael Mohan, Immaculate is Sydney‘s first lead role since her rom-com Anyone But You. She also recently featured in Marvel’s Madame Web.
The horror film focuses on Sydney‘s character Sister Cecilia, who arrives at a convent in the Italian countryside only for terror to ensue.
Fyi: Sydney is wearing Balmain.
If you haven’t seen, Sydney Sweeney was supported by her fiancé Jonathan Davino at the SXSW premiere of Immaculate!
Browse...
The event was held on Friday (March 15) at The Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood.
Stars Simona Tabasco and Benedetta Porcaroli were also in attendance.
Sydney‘s dad Steven Sweeney, as well as her two grandmothers, supported her on the red carpet!
The Euphoria star wore an intricate white sculpted top featuring flowers and a pair of hands wrapped around her waist.
Directed by Michael Mohan, Immaculate is Sydney‘s first lead role since her rom-com Anyone But You. She also recently featured in Marvel’s Madame Web.
The horror film focuses on Sydney‘s character Sister Cecilia, who arrives at a convent in the Italian countryside only for terror to ensue.
Fyi: Sydney is wearing Balmain.
If you haven’t seen, Sydney Sweeney was supported by her fiancé Jonathan Davino at the SXSW premiere of Immaculate!
Browse...
- 3/16/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Sydney Sweeney (“The White Lotus”, “Euphoria”) stars in Neon’s new psychological horror film Immaculate, which has been generating a whole lot of buzz out of SXSW this week.
The film comes to movie theaters nationwide on March 22, 2024, and Neon has put together a unique piece of promo marketing this week. They got Sydney Sweeney and co-star Simona Tabasco to play “Fuck, Marry, Kill”… and all the choices are horror movie villains!
“Fuck, Marry, Kill: Horror Edition” features icons like Leatherface, Chucky, Hannibal Lecter, Pinhead, and Michael Myers. Who would Sydney Sweeney kill? Ghostface and Pinhead, for starters. Who would she marry? Believe it or not, Leatherface! As for the other one, we’ll let Sweeney explain in her own words: “I’m gonna fuck Mike Myers.” Hey, we don’t judge!
Check out the age-restricted, Nsfw video below…
The upcoming horror film from Neon reunites Sydney Sweeney with director...
The film comes to movie theaters nationwide on March 22, 2024, and Neon has put together a unique piece of promo marketing this week. They got Sydney Sweeney and co-star Simona Tabasco to play “Fuck, Marry, Kill”… and all the choices are horror movie villains!
“Fuck, Marry, Kill: Horror Edition” features icons like Leatherface, Chucky, Hannibal Lecter, Pinhead, and Michael Myers. Who would Sydney Sweeney kill? Ghostface and Pinhead, for starters. Who would she marry? Believe it or not, Leatherface! As for the other one, we’ll let Sweeney explain in her own words: “I’m gonna fuck Mike Myers.” Hey, we don’t judge!
Check out the age-restricted, Nsfw video below…
The upcoming horror film from Neon reunites Sydney Sweeney with director...
- 3/15/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
In director Michael Mohan’s Immaculate, evil lies not in the efforts of Satan and his demons but solely within the hearts of the men running a convent in the Italian countryside and, to a lesser degree, the women who answer directly to them. In the opening scene, we witness a terrified young nun (Simona Tabasco) desperately trying to escape the convent, only to be hunted down and restrained by a creepy quartet of red-masked nuns. From this point on, it’s abundantly clear that something is off at Our Lady of Sorrows, even if it takes a young American nun, Cecilia (Sydney Sweeney), who’s freshly arrived at the convent, quite a while to figure out that serious trouble is brewing in this little corner of paradise.
While Cecilia arrives in Italy as a doe-eyed innocent, even she’s all too aware of the Catholic Church’s recent scandals,...
While Cecilia arrives in Italy as a doe-eyed innocent, even she’s all too aware of the Catholic Church’s recent scandals,...
- 3/14/2024
- by Derek Smith
- Slant Magazine
In the new horror movie Immaculate, Sydney Sweeney plays a devout nun named Cecilia, who, after learning that she is somehow with child, is pursued by both the manipulative clergy inside her convent in Italy and servants of darkness. But before she became the young blonde prey in this “nunsploitation” flick, Sweeney was the one doing the chasing.
Sweeney first heard of Immaculate many years ago, when she was just 16 years old. “I auditioned for it, was obsessed with it, and didn’t get it,” she tells Den of Geek while promoting the film at SXSW 2024. “And then I found out that they never made it. And every year, I followed up with my team asking, ‘Did they ever make that movie Immaculate? Whatever happened to it? Who booked it?’ And when I got older and I realized I wanted to make it myself, I went after the script.”
Sweeney...
Sweeney first heard of Immaculate many years ago, when she was just 16 years old. “I auditioned for it, was obsessed with it, and didn’t get it,” she tells Den of Geek while promoting the film at SXSW 2024. “And then I found out that they never made it. And every year, I followed up with my team asking, ‘Did they ever make that movie Immaculate? Whatever happened to it? Who booked it?’ And when I got older and I realized I wanted to make it myself, I went after the script.”
Sweeney...
- 3/14/2024
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
When the police stop the young woman on her way to the convent in the Italian countryside, they wonder why such a person would choose to become a nun. As they rummage through her luggage — a search conducted because she has no return ticket — they ask, in English, if joining a convent was a difficult choice. The woman scans their faces in confusion before responding: “I don’t see it as a decision,” she says with bitter force.
For Sister Cecilia (Sydney Sweeney), the American nun at the center of Michael Mohan’s oddly cartoonish film Immaculate, a life-long devotion to God is the least she can do. When the young woman, who grew up outside of Detroit, was a child, she drowned in an icy pond and legally died. Paramedics revived her after she stopped breathing for seven minutes. The experience changed Cecilia, although Andrew Lobel’s screenplay seems...
For Sister Cecilia (Sydney Sweeney), the American nun at the center of Michael Mohan’s oddly cartoonish film Immaculate, a life-long devotion to God is the least she can do. When the young woman, who grew up outside of Detroit, was a child, she drowned in an icy pond and legally died. Paramedics revived her after she stopped breathing for seven minutes. The experience changed Cecilia, although Andrew Lobel’s screenplay seems...
- 3/13/2024
- by Lovia Gyarkye
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
You’d be absolved for thinking that Immaculate – Michael Mohan’s buzzy new religious horror film about a young American novitiate (Sydney Sweeney) discovering pure evil in a secluded Italian convent – might shape up to be something classier than it is. True, nunsploitation is one of cinema’s most disreputable genres, but for every Killer Nun or Nun II there’s a The Devils or Benedetta: cloistered entertainments that have weightier themes to go with all the cross-humping blasphemy. God only knows what drove Sweeney to resurrect the project she auditioned for ten years prior, because Immaculate is a mostly silly genre affair with an ending that edges the film painfully close to something more divine.
Sweeney stars as Cecilia, who arrives at the convent where she will take her vows armed only with an Italian phrasebook and a pretty face that the other sisters (and immigration agents) can’t stop commenting on.
Sweeney stars as Cecilia, who arrives at the convent where she will take her vows armed only with an Italian phrasebook and a pretty face that the other sisters (and immigration agents) can’t stop commenting on.
- 3/13/2024
- by Rocco T. Thompson
- DailyDead
In the realm of religious horror, one filled with tales of divine terror, Immaculate emerges as the latest contender. Yet despite its promising setup within the shadowy confines of an Italian nunnery and a cast led by Sydney Sweeney, the film struggles to carve out a niche for itself. Directed by Michael Mohan and written by Andrew Lobel, the movie treads familiar ground, recycling familiar elements without delivering the novel twists, deeper insights or genuine horror in a genre that thrives on the exploration of faith’s darker dimensions.
The opening scene grips the audience with a woman’s desperate attempt to escape from a nunnery, only to be thwarted and mysteriously buried alive. The story then shifts to Sister Cecilia (Sweeney), a novitiate embarking on her spiritual journey at the nunnery, undeterred by skepticism at customs and cautionary advice from Sister Mary (Simona Tabasco) about her vows. Her encounter...
The opening scene grips the audience with a woman’s desperate attempt to escape from a nunnery, only to be thwarted and mysteriously buried alive. The story then shifts to Sister Cecilia (Sweeney), a novitiate embarking on her spiritual journey at the nunnery, undeterred by skepticism at customs and cautionary advice from Sister Mary (Simona Tabasco) about her vows. Her encounter...
- 3/13/2024
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
A horror movie set in an Italian convent with a title like Immaculate communicates all there is to know about the plot. A young American nun, Cecilia (Sydney Sweeney), travels to her new post in the remote countryside, only to discover she’s miraculously pregnant soon after taking her vows. Director Michael Mohan and screenwriter Andrew Lobel pack in the Italian horror influences, with Suspiria largely presiding over this religious horror entry and blasphemous imagery in spades. But the film’s breakneck plotting, inert jump scare overreliance, and familiar tropes undermine a fierce performance by its lead.
Despite the stunning, labyrinthine, and ornate halls of the sprawling convent, the cast of characters in Immaculate is rather small. The sweet fish-out-of-water Sister Cecilia instantly bonds with Father Sal (Álvaro Morte) and the feisty Sister Gwen (Benedetta Porcaroli) yet draws angry stares from Sister Mary (Simona Tabasco). Toss in a few eccentric or stern Church elders,...
Despite the stunning, labyrinthine, and ornate halls of the sprawling convent, the cast of characters in Immaculate is rather small. The sweet fish-out-of-water Sister Cecilia instantly bonds with Father Sal (Álvaro Morte) and the feisty Sister Gwen (Benedetta Porcaroli) yet draws angry stares from Sister Mary (Simona Tabasco). Toss in a few eccentric or stern Church elders,...
- 3/13/2024
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Neon has been dominating the horror movie discourse here in 2024, with the Nicolas Cage-starring Longlegs and the Sydney Sweeney-starring Immaculate headed our way.
And then there’s Cuckoo starring Hunter Schafer (“Euphoria”), which is coming to theaters on May 3, 2024. The film has been officially rated “R” by the MPA this week for…
“Violence, bloody images, language and brief teen drug use.”
Cuckoo, the new horror movie from director Tilman Singer (Luz), will be making its International Premiere this month at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas. Be sure to keep an eye out for Bloody Disgusting’s coverage of the fest, Cuckoo included.
In Cuckoo: “Reluctantly, 17-year-old Gretchen leaves her American home to live with her father, who has just moved into a resort in the German Alps with his new family. Arriving at their future residence, they are greeted by Mr. König, her father’s boss,...
And then there’s Cuckoo starring Hunter Schafer (“Euphoria”), which is coming to theaters on May 3, 2024. The film has been officially rated “R” by the MPA this week for…
“Violence, bloody images, language and brief teen drug use.”
Cuckoo, the new horror movie from director Tilman Singer (Luz), will be making its International Premiere this month at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas. Be sure to keep an eye out for Bloody Disgusting’s coverage of the fest, Cuckoo included.
In Cuckoo: “Reluctantly, 17-year-old Gretchen leaves her American home to live with her father, who has just moved into a resort in the German Alps with his new family. Arriving at their future residence, they are greeted by Mr. König, her father’s boss,...
- 3/13/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
It is not original to observe that despite being about salvation, much of traditional Roman Catholicism seems rooted in pain and agony. Like many children before me, I recall vividly the first shudder that accompanied seeing an idol of Christ graphically bleeding on the cross; and when fundamentalist filmmaker Mel Gibson made his movie about Jesus, it was entirely fixated on the passion (read: torture) this messiah endured. The actual resurrection and salvation, meanwhile, was not even deigned a footnote.
Folks should believe what they want to believe—and there are many beliefs, indeed, in a religion with 1.4 billion souls amongst its ranks—but there remains something positively medieval in certain, powerful corners of the orthodoxy. And director Michael Mohan and star/producer Sydney Sweeney have tapped into that iconography to summon a horror full of mysticism, passion, and, of course, pain. As the mother superior in Immaculate intones, “Suffering is love.
Folks should believe what they want to believe—and there are many beliefs, indeed, in a religion with 1.4 billion souls amongst its ranks—but there remains something positively medieval in certain, powerful corners of the orthodoxy. And director Michael Mohan and star/producer Sydney Sweeney have tapped into that iconography to summon a horror full of mysticism, passion, and, of course, pain. As the mother superior in Immaculate intones, “Suffering is love.
- 3/13/2024
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Sydney Sweeney’s career is on an upward trajectory, and she has quickly become a successful actress, establishing herself as someone to keep an eye out for. Sweeney has delivered back-to-back hits across platforms. From the Emmy award-winning show Euphoria to her recent film, Anyone But You, Sweeney has shown remarkable range as an actress. And now, with her new film Immaculate set to release soon, the star might just have another hit on her hands.
Sweeney has built up an impressive portfolio by starring in several popular shows and movies. She kicked off her career by acting in teen dramas such as Pretty Little Liars, but she truly grabbed the audience’s attention as the popular but problematic Cassie in Euphoria.
Sydney Sweeney has not limited her acting talents to just television shows, though. She was the star of Anyone But You, playing the lead alongside Glen Powell, and the movie was well-received.
Sweeney has built up an impressive portfolio by starring in several popular shows and movies. She kicked off her career by acting in teen dramas such as Pretty Little Liars, but she truly grabbed the audience’s attention as the popular but problematic Cassie in Euphoria.
Sydney Sweeney has not limited her acting talents to just television shows, though. She was the star of Anyone But You, playing the lead alongside Glen Powell, and the movie was well-received.
- 3/6/2024
- by Sreshtha Roychowdhury
- FandomWire
Being an actor is not easy, and it can get difficult at times, even for the most seasoned professionals. Just like it has gotten tough for Dakota Johnson following the failure of her superhero movie, Madame Web. The film was so bad that even the cast of the movie has now issued statements about not wanting to get involved with future sequels.
Dakota Johnson | Source: Madame Web
Sydney Sweeney trolled Madame Web on SNL
Madame Web deals with the origin story of a Marvel character of the same name who has clairvoyant powers and can see into the future. In the movie, Dakota Johnson portrayed the role of Cassie Webb aka Madame Webb, and was trying to save the 3 spider-woman characters from the villain of the movie, Ezekiel Sims.
Suggested“Man f—k this”: Hideo Kojima’s ‘Madame Web’ Review Leaves His Fans in Splits After Fans Start Translating...
Dakota Johnson | Source: Madame Web
Sydney Sweeney trolled Madame Web on SNL
Madame Web deals with the origin story of a Marvel character of the same name who has clairvoyant powers and can see into the future. In the movie, Dakota Johnson portrayed the role of Cassie Webb aka Madame Webb, and was trying to save the 3 spider-woman characters from the villain of the movie, Ezekiel Sims.
Suggested“Man f—k this”: Hideo Kojima’s ‘Madame Web’ Review Leaves His Fans in Splits After Fans Start Translating...
- 3/5/2024
- by Shikhar Tiwari
- FandomWire
Sydney Sweeney is not afraid of roasting herself as she continues to expand her portfolio with her skills. From gaining recognition with her role as Cassandra ‘Cassie’ Howard in HBO’s Euphoria to becoming a lead in Anyone But You, she has come a long way. However, the actress is not slowing down as she is making her debut in producing the upcoming horror movie Immaculate.
Sydney Sweeney On Saturday Night Live
While there’s still time for the movie’s release, the 26-year-old actress made her debut in Saturday Night Live (SNL), where she left no chances to roast herself.
Sydney Sweeney Hilariously Poked Fun at Herself During Her SNL Debut Monologue Sydney Sweeney in Madame Web
During her debut on Saturday Night Live this week, Sydney Sweeney addressed several interesting hot topics that have been swirling on the Internet for a while. However, she chose to make her...
Sydney Sweeney On Saturday Night Live
While there’s still time for the movie’s release, the 26-year-old actress made her debut in Saturday Night Live (SNL), where she left no chances to roast herself.
Sydney Sweeney Hilariously Poked Fun at Herself During Her SNL Debut Monologue Sydney Sweeney in Madame Web
During her debut on Saturday Night Live this week, Sydney Sweeney addressed several interesting hot topics that have been swirling on the Internet for a while. However, she chose to make her...
- 3/3/2024
- by Priya Sharma
- FandomWire
The lineup for the 2024 SXSW Film & TV festival has been announced, with the additions of Dev Patel’s action thriller Monkey Man as a headliner. Also joining the lineup is the Sydney Sweeney starring nun horror Immaculate and Y2K, the comedy from SNL alum Kyle Mooney that stars Rachel Zegler.
These films join previously announced centerpiece screenings including the Ryan Gosling starrer The Fall Guy, Anne Hathaway romance The Idea of You, and the Jake Gyllenhaal led Road House remake, the latter of which will open the fest.
As for television, the Bon Jovi docuseries Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story will bow at the fest along with Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told. These are joining the previously announced premiere of Netflix’s Three Body Problem.
Elsewhere in the lineup is the Nicolas Cage starrer Arcadian, the Lucy Boynton sci-fi feature The Greatest Hits, Rudy Mancuso’s Música,...
These films join previously announced centerpiece screenings including the Ryan Gosling starrer The Fall Guy, Anne Hathaway romance The Idea of You, and the Jake Gyllenhaal led Road House remake, the latter of which will open the fest.
As for television, the Bon Jovi docuseries Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story will bow at the fest along with Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told. These are joining the previously announced premiere of Netflix’s Three Body Problem.
Elsewhere in the lineup is the Nicolas Cage starrer Arcadian, the Lucy Boynton sci-fi feature The Greatest Hits, Rudy Mancuso’s Música,...
- 2/7/2024
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival has unveiled its full lineup ahead of the March 8 opening night.
Taking place in Austin, Texas from March 8 through 16, the annual festival has announced its Headliner films including Dev Patel’s directorial debut “Monkey Man,” “Immaculate” starring Sydney Sweeney, and “SNL” alum Kyle Mooney’s comedy “Y2K.” These join the previously announced lineup of titles.
“Monkey Man” stars writer/director Patel as Kid, an anonymous man who seeks revenge against the government leaders who murdered his mother. Oscar winner Jordan Peele produces the feature and moved the project from Netflix to Universal, reportedly so the movie could have a theatrical release.
Nun horror movie “Immaculate,” from Neon, reunites actress/producer Sweeney with her “The Voyeurs” director Michael Mohan.
Both films are among the 50 additional projects revealed as part of the 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival. As previously announced, Netflix series “3 Body Problem” and Doug Liman...
Taking place in Austin, Texas from March 8 through 16, the annual festival has announced its Headliner films including Dev Patel’s directorial debut “Monkey Man,” “Immaculate” starring Sydney Sweeney, and “SNL” alum Kyle Mooney’s comedy “Y2K.” These join the previously announced lineup of titles.
“Monkey Man” stars writer/director Patel as Kid, an anonymous man who seeks revenge against the government leaders who murdered his mother. Oscar winner Jordan Peele produces the feature and moved the project from Netflix to Universal, reportedly so the movie could have a theatrical release.
Nun horror movie “Immaculate,” from Neon, reunites actress/producer Sweeney with her “The Voyeurs” director Michael Mohan.
Both films are among the 50 additional projects revealed as part of the 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival. As previously announced, Netflix series “3 Body Problem” and Doug Liman...
- 2/7/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Emmy nominee Sydney Sweeney stars in Neon’s psychological horror film Immaculate, and the MPA has handed the film an “R” rating this week.
Immaculate is rated “R” for “strong and bloody violent content, grisly images, nudity and some language.” It’s coming exclusively to movie theaters on March 22, 2024.
The film reunites Sydney Sweeney with director Michael Mohan (The Voyeurs), who directed from a script by Andrew Lobel. Watch the official trailer for Immaculate below.
Sweeney stars in Immaculate as Cecilia, a woman of devout faith who is offered a fulfilling new role at an illustrious Italian convent. Her warm welcome to the picture-perfect Italian countryside is soon interrupted as it becomes clearer to Cecilia that her new home harbors some dark and horrifying secrets.
Immaculate also stars Simona Tabasco (“The White Lotus”), Alvaro Morte (“Money Heist”), Benedetta Porcaroli (“Baby”), and Dora Romano (The Hand of God).
Sweeney and Jonathan Davino...
Immaculate is rated “R” for “strong and bloody violent content, grisly images, nudity and some language.” It’s coming exclusively to movie theaters on March 22, 2024.
The film reunites Sydney Sweeney with director Michael Mohan (The Voyeurs), who directed from a script by Andrew Lobel. Watch the official trailer for Immaculate below.
Sweeney stars in Immaculate as Cecilia, a woman of devout faith who is offered a fulfilling new role at an illustrious Italian convent. Her warm welcome to the picture-perfect Italian countryside is soon interrupted as it becomes clearer to Cecilia that her new home harbors some dark and horrifying secrets.
Immaculate also stars Simona Tabasco (“The White Lotus”), Alvaro Morte (“Money Heist”), Benedetta Porcaroli (“Baby”), and Dora Romano (The Hand of God).
Sweeney and Jonathan Davino...
- 2/7/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Neon is offering up a hotly anticipated horror slate here in 2024, with the Nicolas Cage-starring Longlegs and the Sydney Sweeney-starring Immaculate headed our way this year.
And then there’s Cuckoo starring Hunter Schafer (“Euphoria”), which has also been dated for 2024 release by Neon this week. It’s coming to theaters on May 3, 2024.
Dan Stevens (The Guest), Jessica Henwick (Underwater), Marton Csókás (Freelance), Greta Fernández (Santo) and Jan Bluthardt (Luz) also star in Cuckoo.
From Neon and director Tilman Singer (Luz), not much is known about Cuckoo, with plot details under wraps. But the above image suggests some kind of stalker-slasher element.
Hunter Schafer is hiding from someone… or perhaps something…
Tom Quinn, Jeff Deutchman, Emily Thomas and Ryan Friscia executive produced Cuckoo for Neon, with producers including Markus Halberschmidt, Josh Rosenbaum, Maria Tsigka, and Ken Kao, Thor Bradwell and Ben Rimmer. Shot on 35mm in Germany, the...
And then there’s Cuckoo starring Hunter Schafer (“Euphoria”), which has also been dated for 2024 release by Neon this week. It’s coming to theaters on May 3, 2024.
Dan Stevens (The Guest), Jessica Henwick (Underwater), Marton Csókás (Freelance), Greta Fernández (Santo) and Jan Bluthardt (Luz) also star in Cuckoo.
From Neon and director Tilman Singer (Luz), not much is known about Cuckoo, with plot details under wraps. But the above image suggests some kind of stalker-slasher element.
Hunter Schafer is hiding from someone… or perhaps something…
Tom Quinn, Jeff Deutchman, Emily Thomas and Ryan Friscia executive produced Cuckoo for Neon, with producers including Markus Halberschmidt, Josh Rosenbaum, Maria Tsigka, and Ken Kao, Thor Bradwell and Ben Rimmer. Shot on 35mm in Germany, the...
- 2/5/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.