Sydney Sweeney Jokes About ‘Madame Web’ Box Office Results & Addresses Glen Powell Rumors In ‘SNL’ Monologue

Sydney Sweeney has opened up more about starring in Sony Pictures‘ Madame Web, which she has described as a “strategic business decision”.Speaking to GQ UK recently, Sweeney responded to the film’s negative reception and co-star Dakota Johnson‘s comments about the film’s production and flop at the box office. While Johnson said she “probably will never do anything like it again”, Sweeney’s open to taking another crack at the film: “I think that if the story is right and you have the right team, I would love to.”However, Sweeney also revealed that her decision to act in Madame Web was more of a business move than anything else: “To me that film was a building block, it’s what allowed me to build a relationship with Sony.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV Critic Sydney Sweeney’s had a huge 2024 so far — and her most startling act of the year is still ahead. In the early weeks of the year, her Sony Pictures romantic comedy with Glen Powell, “Anyone But You,” showed remarkable staying power at the box office, eventually building from a tepid early result amid holiday competition to over $200 million at the global box office on the strength of word-of-mouth.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Sydney Sweeney just premiered her latest movie, “Immaculate,” at SXSW, and it marks her third high profile release in four months. She conquered the box office opposite Glen Powell in the hit romantic comedy “Anyone But You” (which has earned more than $200 million worldwide), and then she experienced her first studio flop with the Sony comic book tentpole “Madame Web.” Not that Sweeney is too concerned. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, the actor was unfazed when asked about “Madame Web” being widely mocked.

“It’s good to face fears.” That’s Sydney Sweeney‘s wisdom about doing live television, specifically her hosting duties recently on Saturday Night Live.

Dakota Johnson ain’t trying to sugar coat what a complete flop Madame Web is.

cinematic bomb “Madame Web.”Johnson, 34, laid bare her feelings on the big-screen catastrophe, which was produced by Sony in conjunction with Marvel and earned only $26.2 million from its premiere on Valentine’s Day through President’s Day, in an interview with Bustle.“Unfortunately, I’m not surprised that this has gone down the way it has,” Johnson told the outlet in a cover story, which published on Tuesday. “But it was definitely an experience for me to make that movie.

Sydney Sweeney poked fun at the romance rumours circulating about her and her Anyone But You co-star Glen Powell in her opening monologue during this weekend’s Saturday Night Live. Sweeney is engaged to businessman Jonathan Davino, and his presence in the studio was humorously acknowledged in the monologue.“I’d say the craziest rumor I’ve seen is that while I was filming Anyone But You, I was having an affair with my co-star Glen Powell,” Sweeney said. “That’s obviously not true.

Sydney Sweeney and Jonathan Davino make their arrival at the Saturday Night Live after-party on Saturday night (March 2) in New York City.

Glen Powell made a surprise appearance on “Saturday Night Live” last night to put any dating rumors between him and “Anyone But You” co-star Sydney Sweeney to bed.Sweeney, 26, who was hosting the show, announced that Powell, 35, was in the audience during her opening monologue where she addressed “some stuff I’ve seen about me online.”“I once said that I used to work at Universal Studios and then someone online accused me of lying about that, which is insane,” said the “White Lotus” alum. “If I didn’t work there, how would I know all the Universal characters, like ‘Shock’, ‘The Monions’ and ‘Harry Porter’.” Next, Sweeney dished on “a woman on TikTok [who] went viral because she claimed she was my nutritionist,” adding that she stays in shape by running, avoids sugar and “does Ozempic.”Finally, the “Madame Web” actress tackled what she called the “craziest rumor” about her which states “that while I was filming ‘Anyone But You’ I was having an affair with my co-star Glen Powell.”“That’s obviously not true,” explained Sweeney.

writers live for the drama.Over the summer, found herself in a firestorm of connected to her 34-year-old costar, . As the duo promoted the film, fans were convinced their was the result of an off-screen affair, especially after Powell's then girlfriend, Gigi Paris, Sweeney on Instagram before from the Top Gun star.Many months later, Sweeney is still to her longtime partner , who actually produced Anyone But You alongside the Euphoria star.

Sydney Sweeney hosted Saturday Night Live over the weekend… And you better believe Glen Powell was there to support her!

Sydney Sweeney had a steamy encounter with Bowen Yang and doubled down on jokes about the affair rumors between her and Glen Powell while hosting Saturday Night Live tonight (March 2).

Sydney Sweeney couldn’t host Saturday Night Live without an appearance from Glen Powell.

Saturday Night Live,” Sydney Sweeney revealed her early plan to break into Hollywood and joked about the rumors of a romance with co-star Glen Powell during her opening monologue. “You might have seen me in ‘Anyone But You’ or ‘Euphoria,'” she said. You definitely did not see me in ‘Madame Web,'” she joked.

Sydney Sweeney threw some shade at one of her new movies and referenced the rumors that she was having an affair with costar Glen Powell during her opening monologue on Saturday Night Live.

Sydney Sweeney is on her way to the Saturday Night Live studios!

The first promo for her Saturday Night Live hosting debut finds Sydney Sweeney strolling through studio 8H, book in hand, when she bumps into castmember Michael Longfellow. She drops her book, he picks it up and goes into a reverie about the title – Haruki Murakami’s Kafka on the Shore – as romantic music swells. We hear Longfellow’s internal monologue as he gets the courage up to ask Sweeney out, but then the clip cuts to Sweeney and, well, let’s say she’s not interested.

Anyone But You co-stars Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell are looking for a new project to work on together.The pair have said they are actively looking through scripts to find another film that they would be able to star in alongside each other, after the runaway success of their latest project.Anyone But You recently surpassed the $200 million (£158 million) barrier at the worldwide box office, which makes it the first romcom to hit those heights since 2018’s Crazy Rich Asians, and the first R-rated entry in the genre to make that much money since Bridget Jones’s Baby in 2016.The film sees the pair play Bea and Ben – two people who hate each other. However, they decide to pretend to be a couple during a destination wedding in Sydney, Australia.And now, Powell has revealed in a red carpet interview at this weekend’s SAG Awards that they are already looking for a potential new collaboration.“When you find somebody that you really jive with, Sydney is so easy to work with and so fun,” he told Variety.

Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney might not be finished co-starring in romantic comedies!

Meredith Woerner Deputy Editor, Variety.com Could “Anyone But You” co-stars Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney be the next Julia Roberts and George Clooney? The duo’s work on the past romantic comedy brought in a cool $64 million at the domestic box office, eventually crossing the $100 million mark worldwide. Thus setting the twosome up as a bankable pair that the audience might be ready to watch fall in (and out) of love over and over. So what’s next for the couple that saved the rom-com? More scripts, revealed to Powell to Variety’s Senior Culture and Events Editor Marc Malkin at the SAG Awards on Saturday night.