The untitled Christy Martin film is an upcoming American biographical sports drama film about the former professional boxer Christy Martin, who will be played by Sydney Sweeney.
The film, directed by David Michôd and written by Michôd and Mirrah Foulkes, chronicles the boxing star's rise to becoming America's most well known female boxer in the 1990s, and later the attempted murder of her by her husband in 2010.
In May 2024, it was announced that a biographical film about the former professional boxer Christy Martin was in production, with David Michôd set to direct, and a screenplay written by Michôd and Mirrah Foulkes.
[1] In September 2024, it was announced that Ben Foster, Merritt Wever, Katy O'Brian, Ethan Embry, Jess Gabor, and Chad L. Coleman joined the cast.
[4] The film will be produced by Kerry Kohansky-Roberts, David Michôd, Justin Lothrop, Brent Stiefel, Sydney Sweeney, and Teddy Schwarzman, and executive produced by Michael Heimler, John Friedberg, Mirrah Foulkes, Brad Zimmerman, David Levine, Ryan Schwartz, and Nick Shumaker.