While bouncing around to different genres, it was ultimately the rom-com Anyone But You and her chemistry with costar Glenn Powell that most resonated with audiences, which only opened up more doors for the actor. Despite having brushes with Marvel in Madame Web and with biopics like Christy, it was her work in last year's erotic thriller The Housemaid that took the world by storm.
The actor is set to return for the sequel to The Housemaid, The Housemaid's Secret, but that isn't the only thriller on the horizon for the star, as The Hollywood Reporter today confirmed that she'll be starring in The Caretaker. Details about the project are relatively sparse, though it is based on the novel of the same name by author Marcus Kliewer that has yet to be released.
According to the outlet, the story focuses on a young woman who, desperate for cash, takes on a three-day job that is set in the Oregon wilderness. The publisher of the novel then describes that "what starts as a peculiar side gig soon becomes a waking nightmare. An incomprehensible evil may dwell on this property — and Macy Mullins might just be the only thing standing between it, and the rest of humanity."
While being based on a novel is something The Caretaker has in common with The Housemaid, this description sounds like it leans way more into the horror realm than the thriller realm, so it'll surely be an intense outing. Additionally, The Caretaker is set to be directed by David Bruckner, who previously delivered The Night House and the 2022 Hellraiser reboot.
Even though the horror genre might not be what audiences first think of when hearing about a new project from Sweeney, she technically got her official break as a young actor in tales of terror. Sweeney had roles in low-budget efforts like ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction and Spiders 3D, but she did also have a small part in 2010's The Ward, which marks the last feature film that horror master John Carpenter has directed in 16 years.
The coronavirus pandemic throttled the success of some of Sweeney's other thrillers, such as Blumhouse's Nocturne, in which she played a tortured student studying music, which was released on Prime Video without much fanfare in 2020. The next year, however, the erotic thriller The Voyeurs was also released on Prime Video, in which she played part of a couple who believed they witnessed a neighbor killing his wife in what felt like an update on the classic Alfred Hitchcock movie Rear Window.
Even if The Voyeurs also didn't immediately make waves, it's grown a cult following for all of its twists and turns, and Sweeney's climb into superstardom has seen more viewers revisiting it. Another positive result of that movie is that it came from director Michael Mohan, with the pair reuniting in 2024 for the NEON movie Immaculate, in which Sweeney played a nun at a convent that manipulated her into being a vessel for nefarious deeds.
Sydney Sweeney
Birth Date:
September 12, 1997
Birth Place: Washington, USA
Birth Place: Washington, USA
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