{"id":425110,"date":"2026-01-22T04:54:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T04:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/425110\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T04:54:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T04:54:06","slug":"sydney-sweeney-announces-new-movie-after-the-housemaid-success-role-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/425110\/","title":{"rendered":"Sydney Sweeney Announces New Movie After The Housemaid Success, Role Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following the success of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comingsoon.net\/tag\/the-housemaid\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Housemaid<\/a>, star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comingsoon.net\/tag\/sydney-sweeney\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sydney Sweeney<\/a> has found her next project.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Feig and Lionsgate\u2019s The Housemade is currently playing in United States theaters. Based on the 2022 novel by Freida McFadden, the film stars Sweeney as Millie Calloway, Amanda Seyfried as Nina Winchester, and Brandon Sklenar as Andrew Winchester. The Housemaid has grossed around $247 million worldwide, and a sequel is now in development.<\/p>\n<p>What movie has Sydney Sweeney been cast in?<\/p>\n<p>Per <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/news\/sydney-sweeney-custom-of-the-country-film-1236637089\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Variety<\/a>, Sweeney has been cast in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comingsoon.net\/tag\/custom-of-the-country\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Custom of the Country<\/a>, which is based on a classic novel by Edith Wharton. Sweeney will also produce the film.<\/p>\n<p>The article states, \u201cSweeney plays Undine Spragg, an ambitious Midwest woman who attempts to ascend the social ladder in the turn of\u00a0the\u00a0century New York. As described in the official press release, Undine Spragg, \u2018armed with beauty,\u00a0daring\/hustle\u00a0and\u00a0sheer force\u00a0of\u00a0will and unwavering ambition,\u00a0battles an entrenched elite, fearlessly courting controversy, until love and fortune align.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The film is written and directed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comingsoon.net\/tag\/Josie-Rourke\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Josie Rourke<\/a>, who previously made 2018\u2019s Mary Queen of Scots. Filming is expected to begin \u201cimminently,\u201d though no other casting has yet been announced.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEdith Wharton\u2019s character has forever fascinated, seduced, and infuriated readers. The Custom\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Country\u00a0was Wharton\u2019s great American novel and Undine Spragg sweeps across America and through Europe at top speed, during a time of\u00a0immense economic and social change,\u201d Rourke said in a statement. \u201cThe\u00a0book whistles with modernity and as I was writing this adaptation, Sydney\u00a0Sweeney lived in my head as this iconic character \u2014\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0as if Wharton sat down a century ago and wrote the\u00a0role for her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Producer Charles Finch added, \u201cI\u2019ve worked for many years to bring\u00a0Custom of the Country\u00a0to the screen. I\u2019m delighted with Josie\u2019s adaptation, and the power, passion and fun that Sydney will bring to the role.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A release date for Custom of the Country has not yet been announced by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comingsoon.net\/tag\/studiocanal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">StudioCanal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Following the success of The Housemaid, star Sydney Sweeney has found her next project. 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