Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney pose for photos as they promote the upcoming film “Anyone But You” at the Sony Pictures Entertainment presentation during CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on April 24, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada.Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty
Sydney Sweeneyknows what the people want!
As Sweeney, 25, appeared on the cover ofVariety’s latest Power of Young Hollywood issue, theRealitystar touched on rumors that she and herAnyone But YoucostarGlen Powellhad sparked an offscreen romance while they filmed the upcoming romantic comedy in Australia in the spring.
“It’s a rom-com,” she told the outlet in an interview conducted before Hollywood actors went on strike in July. “That’s what people want! Glen and I don’t really care. We have so much fun together, and we respect each other so much; he’s such a hard worker, and I’m a hard worker."
“We’re excited for the press tour, and I literally just left ADR with him,” she said of Powell, 34. “We talk all the time like, ‘That’s really funny.’ ”
“They want it,” Sweeney added toVarietyof fan reaction to the rumors that surrounded the making of the movie. “It’s fun to give it to ’em.”
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Sweeney and Powell posed together inphotos she shared on Instagramon at least one occasion whileAnyone But You— which she is an executive producer on — filmed in Australia. The duo also appeared together at CinemaCon 2023 in Las Vegas in April to present footage from the movie, where she joked that she actually thought Powell was hisTop Gun: Maverickcostar Miles Teller “until the fourth day of shooting.”
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Sweeney herself isengaged to fiancé Jonathan Davino. She has said in the past that sheprefers not to “date people in the spotlight"or in the entertainment industry.
“Sydney is brilliant at a lot of things, including how to deal with social media; she didn’t emotionally internalize it,“Anyone But Youdirector Will Gluck toldVarietyof how the star handled rumors about her and Powell. “It was crazy, but after a while it became normal.”
Sweeney told PEOPLE back in May that filmingAnyone But Youwas"just laughter 24-7.”
Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney speak during Opening Night and Sony Pictures Entertainment Presentation at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace during CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, on April 24, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada.Kevin Winter/Getty
“Literally, we were just having a great time every day,” she added of her and Powell at the time. “It was a really, really fun experience.”
“I enjoyed it a lot. … I’m excited for it to come out,” Sweeney said of the upcoming romantic comedy. At CinemaCon, she and Powell told an audience that the film’s story revolves around “two people that hate each other.”
The movie’s cast also includes Dermot Mulroney, Rachel Griffiths, Alexandra Shipp, Michelle Hurd, Bryan Brown, Darren Barnet and Hadley Robinson.
Anyone But Youis in theaters December 15.
source: people.com
