Sydney Sweeney stars as a waitress looking for a break and a treasure in ‘Americana.’ (Photo: Lionsgate)
Sydney Sweeney’s film career is going a whole lot better than her modeling career.
Sweeney made her first public appearance since her American Eagle Outfitters controversy at a red carpet event Sunday night celebrating her new movie, “Americana.”
Singer Halsey, Simon Rex, writer and director Tony Tost and producer Alex Saks also walked the red carpet at the LA Tastemaker Event.
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The gathering paid homage to the film’s modern-day western themes. The picture looks like it’s in the right place at the right time with the best possible leading lady.
Sweeney’s profile couldn’t be higher after her American Eagle ad touched off a social media storm last week over its content.
As one report put it, the ad clearly stumbled over “playful wordplay and outdated messaging around beauty standards and genetic traits.”
But critics also quickly jumped on it as a dog whistle for “white supremacy.”
The ad played off Sweeney’s blonde hair, blue-eyes, busty profile and her provocative statement: “Genes are passed down from parents to offspring, often determining traits like hair color, personality and even eye color.
“My jeans are blue,” she said as the camera zoomed in on her blue eyes.
The MAGA right was quick to adopted her as an idealized symbol of an American womanhood. Even President Trump complimented her — once he learned she was a registered Republican.
Sweeney hasn’t made any public comments. For its part, American Eagle refused to apologize in a statement.
Last night it was an entirely different scene… mostly.
The actress rolled up in a black SUV to the “Americana” premiere at Western themed hot spot Desert 5 Spot in Hollywood — only to be heckled by a woman off-camera as she stepped out, according to TMZ.
Sweeney soldiered through the crowd eyes forward on the arm of a burly bodyguard and did not respond. She wore an glam, pale yellow, sleeveless gown reminiscent of old-school Hollywood.
The post-screening reception included a mechanical bull, cowboy hat embroidering and stitching, photo ops and more.
In the film, “a gallery of dynamic characters clash over the possession of a rare Native American artifact,” according to the movie synopsis.
After the artifact falls onto the black market, a shy waitress with big dreams (Sweeney) teams up with a lovelorn military veteran (Paul Walter Hauser) to recover the priceless relic.
That puts them in the crosshairs of a ruthless criminal (Eric Dane) working on behalf of a Western antiquities dealer (Simon Rex).
An indigenous group (Zahn McClarnon) and a desperate woman fleeing her mysterious past (Halsey) also make a play for the artifact in a bloody conflict.
Lionsgate presented the BRON Studios / Saks Pictures Co. production in association with Rhea Films and Hercules Film Fund / Creative Wealth Media.