Ravishing Ruffles: Sydney Sweeney Turns Heads at ‘Reality’ Premiere

Published 05/19/2023, 6:00 AM EDT

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Sydney Sweeney is set to release her most anticipated film of the year, Reality. The 25-year-old has worked really hard to get into the shoes of Reality Winner, on whom the film is based. Tina Satter, the director of the film, wanted to bring the story of Winner to people’s attention. And hence she chose Sweeney to portray what happened with the NSA whistleblower. In fact, the whole cast was in New York for the film’s premiere.

Sweeney arrived in NYC a few weeks ago for her Armani event and attended the Met Gala after that. But it seems like she planned her visit in accordance with the fact that she gets to attend the premiere of Reality. However, this is not the debut premiere of the film, as it made its debut at the Berlinale earlier this year. Yesterday, Sweeney posted her pictures from the premiere of the film, where she can be seen slaying in a ruffled black dress.

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Sydney Sweeney chose to wear a strapless black couture gown at the premiere. The gown was made of sheer black fabric, adorned with strategically positioned ruffles. The ruffles extended down her legs and culminated in a black velvet train. For her hair, the 25-year-old actress opted for a tousled, beachy style, complemented by a nude makeup look.

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The films surround the story of former US Air Force member and NSA whistleblower Reality Winner. She received the most severe prison sentence ever recorded for unauthorized disclosure of classified government information to the media in 2018. This occurred when she disclosed an intelligence report regarding Russian involvement in the 2016 United States elections.

Since Satter announced that Reality would be released on big screens, the anticipation has grown. She has already written and directed a play on the same topic called ‘Is This a Room’. It was huge, but Tina Satter wanted more people to be aware of what happened to Winner. Hence, she took the bold step of rewriting the story for a wider audience.

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The film is releasing on May 29 and has already scored a perfect hundred percent on Rotten Tomatoes.

What are your thoughts about Sweeney’s outfit at the premiere? 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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