US EditionSydney Sweeney, Halsey vie for rare artifact in 'Americana'
- The film Americana, starring Sydney Sweeney and Halsey, centers on a dangerous heist for a rare Native American artifact and hits theaters on August 22, 2025.
- The plot follows Sweeney's waitress character and a military veteran teaming up to steal a black-market ghost shirt amid competition from criminals and indigenous leaders.
- The story involves a ruthless criminal played by Eric Dane working for an antiquities dealer, while Zahn McClarnon portrays the indigenous leader seeking to reclaim the garment.
- The trailer released on May 15, 2025, was well received with comparisons to early Tarantino films; Sweeney said, "I'd go to Nashville, sing professionally."
- Americana marks Tony Tost's directorial debut and suggests intense conflict over the artifact, with bloodshed ensuing and significant risks to all involved parties.
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Three Trailers: A Lot of Sydney Sweeney but We Saved Room for McClarnon, Ruffalo, and Julianne Moore
I don't know how to feel about this trailer for Tony Tost's new movie, Americana. Previously Tost created a show called Damnation that I don't remember. It is a weird cast, and the storyline makes me ... uncomfortable? I don't... Read more...
See Sydney Sweeney, Eric Dane and Halsey Face Off in 'Americana' Trailer
Sydney Sweeney is going head-to-head with some major stars over a precious artifact in the new movie Americana. The first trailer for the upcoming thriller, released on Thursday, May 15, sees Sweeney, 27, and Paul Walter Hauser plot a scheme to steal a rare Native American relic in the hopes of using the money to help her pursue her dreams of becoming a country singer in Nashville. Before they can get their hands on the artifact, Eric Dane is hi…
Sydney Sweeney and Paul Walter Hauser Team Up to Steal an Indigenous Artifact in ‘Americana’ Trailer
Sydney Sweeney and Paul Walter Hauser are an unlikely Bonnie and Clyde for crime thriller “Americana.” The ensemble film, which premiered at SXSW, is set in South Dakota, where small-town diner waitress Penny Jo Poplin (Sweeney) dreams of becoming the next Dolly Parton — she just has to get to Nashville first, though. Enter fellow local outcast, rancher Lefty Ledbetter (Hauser), who just might have the funds to get out of town…if the theft of a …
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