Sydney Sweeney’s Next Flick Is Bloody Thriller Which Explores a Complex Mother-Daughter Relation Alongside Julianne Moore: Here’s All We Know

Published 03/25/2025, 12:33 PM EDT

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Sydney Sweeney has emerged as a fan favorite with stunning performances, and she has no plans for stopping. After three back-to-back movies exploring different genres in 2024, she is ready to spellbind the audience again. And this time, she is exploring the tough dynamics of a mother-daughter relationship with Julianne Moore in an upcoming thriller.

While the trailer is expected soon, the first looks from the movie are out, and they are enough to keep the fans on the edge of their seats waiting for the upcoming thriller to unfold.

Sydney Sweeney embodies a different persona for grasping thriller

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As an actor, Sydney Sweeney has the capability to take you beyond the character's surface and bring its vulnerable and raw self on the screen, as fans witnessed in Euphoria and Immaculate. Now, Echo Valley, about to hit Apple TV on June 13, promises more of it. In a special piece covering the upcoming movie, Vanity Fair has shared snippets from different scenes of the movie, and each picture looked gripping. One picture showed a character's denim clothes laced with blood. 

Sydney Sweeney plays the character of an addict, Claire, who troubles her mother, and when she comes back to her home, brings more trouble, like her boyfriend and a local criminal, with her. According to the actress' statement to Vanity Fair, she “had firsthand experience with it” as she saw family members deal with addiction. Sweeney did a lot of internet research to understand the character better. For this role, she has been praised by her director, Michael Pearce, who commends her for easily delving deep into the character.

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After a string of impressive performances last year, this is her first release of 2025. Julianne Moore will be seen playing the role of Sweeney's mother, Kate, who receives the surprise of a lifetime when she sees her struggling daughter standing in front of her house, covered in blood. 

Julianne Moore will be fulfilling mother duties in Echo Valley

Speaking about the movie to Vanity Fair, Julianne Moore said that movies about relationships are her favorite kind. “What will people do for one another? What kind of decisions do you make? How far will you go?” She will be playing the role of a grieving widow living aloof on her Pennsylvania farm and is in need of financial assistance.

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Gracing our screens for decades, Moore is a masterclass in acting. Under her guidance, fans are sure to see more depth in Sweeney's performance. 

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