“I looked at Reality as a…” – Sydney Sweeney Revealed the Process of Channeling into Politically Controversial Reality Winner

Published 05/27/2023, 4:30 PM EDT

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Only one more day is left for the grand premiere of the film Reality starring Sydney Sweeney. She is promoting it for quite a while now and is very excited for her fans to see it. This role is very important for her because it is the first biopic she has ever done in her entire career. During the promotion of Reality, Sweeney revealed the process of transforming herself into the character.

Reality is based on the life of a woman named Reality Winner, who was arrested under the charges of leaking confidential information. She is widely recognized as the NSA whistleblower who compromised information during the 2016 elections. The key rule Sweeney kept in mind while preparing for her role was, “I looked at Reality as a human being, and that’s how I kept my entire thought process throughout it.”

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In the interview she gave to Looper, she revealed that she had no idea about Winner’s story. She got to know it when she went to audition for the film. This thing helped her to look at Winner without being judgemental. Sweeney saw it as a human, and that’s how she prepared for the role.

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She also answered the host’s question about what drew her toward the role. Its rawness and the rollercoaster of emotions were something Sweeney wanted to challenge herself with. However, this is not the only thing that drew her towards Reality.

Sydney Sweeney loves what Tina Satter did with the script

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Tina Satter is the director of the film and she chose her play ‘Is This A Room’ to create Reality. Her play was based on the real transcripts of the FBI interrogation and so did the film’s script. The humanization of the experience of Miss Winner, which was said to be political, is something the cast and crew worked on.

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Sweeney adeptly portrayed the intelligence and passion that drove Winner to expose what she believed to be important truths. What is brave of her is depicting the emotional toll it took on her personal life and relationships. Through Sweeney’s portrayal, viewers are drawn into the inner world of Reality Winner, empathizing with her choices and experiencing the highs and lows of her journey.

What are your thoughts about Sweeney’s experience in the film? Tell us in the comments.

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Radhika Deshmukh

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Radhika Deshmukh is a Hollywood and Netflix News writer at Netflix Junkie. As a passionate film and theater enthusiast, Radhika found her calling in entertainment reporting. Her love for cinema and television motivated her to intern as a news writer at Dainik Bhaskar, where she honed her skills in factual reporting.

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