Sydney Sweeney Flew Her Grandmas to Europe to Play 'Little Old Nuns' inImmaculate: 'They'd Never Been' There

Mar. 15, 2025

Sydney Sweeney on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.Photo:Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty; NBC

Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty; NBC

Sydney Sweeneymade her latest project a family affair.

TheEuphoriastar, 26, makes herhorror movie debut inImmaculate, which she calls a “psychological thriller” that she not only stars in, but also produced. During the making of the film, she got the chance to make some of her family member’s dreams come true.

“I flew my grandmas out [to Italy],” she revealed during anappearanceonThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonon Wednesday. “They’d never been to Europe. My Grandy’s dream was to go to Italy — she’s never left the country before.”

She didn’t leave it at just a surprise trip, though. She also let her grandmas be extras in the film. “They were, like, little old nuns in there.”

Sydney Sweeney shares photo of her grandma on the set of ‘Immaculate’.NBC

NBC

“This is my Grandy. She’s iconic,” the actress said. “She needed a smoke break in between takes so we went outside and I had to capture how amazing she looked.”

Immaculate, which hits theaters March 22, marks Sweeney’s first foray into the world of producing. Upon wrapping, she raved of the experience with the “most amazing cast and crew” on Instagram.

“I can’t even begin to describe what an amazing experience it’s been these past few months in Rome. I’ve learned so much and can’t wait to share all the madness we created with you ♥️,” she captioned thepost.

Sydney Sweeney in ‘Immaculate’ trailer.Neon/YouTube

Neon/YouTube

In the horror film, she stars as Cecilia, “an American nun of devout faith, embarking on a new journey in a remote convent in the picturesque Italian countryside,”  according to a synopsis.

“Cecilia’s warm welcome quickly devolves into a nightmare as it becomes clear her new home harbors a sinister secret and unspeakable horrors.”

Sweeney has teased that she is “unhinged” in the film, “which is always fun.”

“But it’s also beautiful," she toldDeadlinelast year. “I really wanted to make sure that it was a beautifully shot horror film because we were filming in such a beautiful location. Rome is stunning, so I wanted to do the locations justice.”

Sydney Sweeney is seen in Gramercy on February 26, 2024 in New York City.Gotham/GC Images

Gotham/GC Images

During Sweeney’s appearance onThe Tonight Show, she also teased another new project that she might have ahead of her — a sequel toher and Glen Powell’s box office smash hit,Anyone But You.

She saidthere’s a “high nine chance” of the stars returning for a sequelto the rom-com. “I’m just so thankful that everybody’s loving it,” she added.

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Days before at theScreen Actors Guild Awards, Powell, 35, revealed thathe and Sweeney are actively looking for their next project together. “Sydney is so easy to work with and so fun. We’re definitely trying to find the next thing,” he toldVariety.

“We’re reading everything and just trying to see what makes sense, what we can turn into something that audiences are going to respond to.”

source: people.com