Sydney Sweeney has come under fire recently for controversies ᴀssociated with her recent ad for American Eagle jeans, but the actor’s new movie looks like the perfect way to follow it up. With four more movies coming in 2025 from Sweeney, it will be curious to see if her recent marketing efforts will influence their box office success.

Breaking through on the TV series Euphoria, Sweeney’s best movies and shows have proven her to be a dynamic and versatile performer. Starring in films like Reality, Sweeney has shown that she is far more than simply a beautiful face, and her talents will lend themselves well to stories like this week’s new film.

While Sweeney’s recent American Eagle ad has sparked controversy for praising the actor’s genetics, drawing uncomfortable parallels to eugenics for some due to her white skin and blue eyes, it is not yet clear if this will impact her popularity with audiences. Fortunately, her new film looks like the perfect way to follow up on this ad.

Americana Is About A Shirt Instead Of Jeans

Sydney Sweeney’s new movie Americana opens this week, and it has a few parallels with the actor’s recent ad. The film sees Sweeney and her co-stars, including Paul Walter Hauser and Euphoria‘s Eric Dane, clad in denim as they attempt to track down a Lakota Ghost Shirt.

With connections to clothing in both the story and the heartland aesthetic of the film, and strong reviews for Americana, the film looks to be the perfect release for Sweeney right now. She has stirred discussion and support with American Republicans in recent weeks, and those audiences have tended to be drawn to heartland stories.

Taylor Sheridan’s best characters and stories have found success by appealing to this demographic on TV, as have heartland-set movies like Twisters, which was a huge domestic hit last year. Sweeney’s new movie could be the perfect release considering the groundswell of support that she has received from this political sector, which might bolster its box office.

The movie was filmed in 2022 and has been completed for some time. While holding the film more than two years after its SXSW debut in 2023 would usually be seen as a warning sign, in this case it is looking like a savvy move. Americana’s release, while discussion around this ad continues, could bolster its success.

Americana has themes about Native Americans that could resonate with left-wing audiences, and this could help to restore Sweeney’s appeal with viewers of other political alignments. Either way, the movie looks to be the perfect way for Sweeney to follow up on her recent controversy, and it releases in theaters this week.