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- Amanda Seyfried Gushes About Her maid Co-star Sydney Sweeney attends the SCAD Savannah Film Festival on Monday, October 27
- Seyfried said the pair had already seen the film – which is set to hit theaters on December 19 – adding that they “both loved it”
- Seyfried and Sweeney are promoting their upcoming solo films,Ann Lee's Will and Christy, separately on festivals
Amanda Seyfried has nothing but praise for her maid Co-starring Sidney Sweeney.
this changming river The 39-year-old star revealed at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival on Monday, October 27, that she and Sweeney, 28, are getting closer and even have a text message chain together.
“I think she's beautiful and funny,” Seyfried told People Euphoria Star. “We absolutely love what we do and we love this project so much that it's contagious. We saw the movie and we all loved it.”
Not only are the two sharing the screen in the upcoming film, but they're also each starring in independent films that premiered at similar times. Starring Seyfried Ann Lee's Will And Sweeney is leading the way Christiea biopic about former professional boxing star Christy Martin.
Sydney Sweeney plays Millie and Amanda Seyfried plays Nina in The Handmaiden.
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“We just got together last week because we were working on maid movie,” Seyfried explained. “It was just crazy timing. ”
“Our independent films premiered on the same day, within hours of each other,” she added.
Amanda Seyfried in “The Will and Testament of Ann Lee.”
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exist Ann Lee's WillSeyfried plays Shaker founder Ann Lee, “one of the most important religious figures before the American Revolution.” According to the synopsis, the film follows “profound childhood and early adult trauma that affected her psyche and shaped her influential religious views.”
this Mamma Mia! Star previously revealed to People magazine that she was “nervous about playing someone with that kind of power” and tapping into Lee's grief over losing her four children.
“Of course it's very difficult to work through that grief when your biggest fear is that grief,” Seyfried explained. “But what I did, and what I think really helped… was I honored each person that was lost, honored Ann's grief, and then brought her to her knees.”
Seyfried has been promoting Ann Lee's Will and her upcoming film with Sweeney, a psychological thriller maidadapted from the popular 2022 novel by Freida McFadden.
In the film, Seyfried and Sweeney play wealthy housewife Nina and their maid Milly, respectively. Erin Westerman, Lionsgate's president of production, described the two actresses as “perfect” playing opposite each other.
Amanda Seyfried, Brandon Sklennar, Sydney Sweeney attend CinemaCon 2025.
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“They are both mysterious, nuanced, and very good at creating characters who don't reveal everything right away,” she said in a statement obtained by People.
Film – Director a simple favor Directed by Paul Feig, it also stars Brandon Scriner and Michelle Morrone.
maid It will be released in theaters on December 19, 2025.