By Sonal Pandya

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Actress Sydney Sweeney undergoes a complete transformation to play professional boxer Christy Martin, who was nicknamed The Coal Miner’s Daughter. After its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, the first trailer for the film Christy directed by David Michôd has been released. Check out the video below! Sydney Sweeney plays boxer Christy Martin in her biopic The Christy trailer was released on social media and asked, “What does it take to become a legend? @sydney_sweeney steps into the ring as Christy Martin in #ChristyMovie, in theaters November 7. Watch the trailer now.” With dark hair and plenty of muscle, the Anyone But You star is virtually unrecognisable as the young woman from West Virginia who become known around the world during the 1980s. She was the first female boxer to make the cover of Sports Illustrated and was later inducted into the Hall of Fame. However, the biopic hints at her struggle to rise to the top with the help of her trainer-manager and eventual husband, Jim (Ben Foster). Her relationship with Jim sours, and he even threatens to kill her. ALSO READ: Vertigo’s Kim Novak Reacts To Biopic With Sammy Davis Jr Affair Starring Sydney Sweeney: Going To Make It S*xual The ensemble cast of Christy also includes Emmy winner Merritt Wever, Katy O’Brian, Ethan Embry, Jess Gabor, Chad Coleman, Bryan Hibbard, Tony Cavalero and Gilbert Cruz. Christy is written by director Michôd with Mirrah Foulkes, based on a story by Katherine Fugate. Sweeney is also an executive producer on the project. Sydney Sweeney on her transformation to play Christy The actress stuck to a strict regimen and gained 30 pounds for the role. She told Deadline at the Toronto world premiere that she enjoyed every minute of it. She shared, “I absolutely loved it. I truly felt Christy’s power as I transformed. And I really enjoyed being able to train and work with incredible boxing coaches and weight trainers and nutritionists that helped me get to the place that I was for Christy.”