Sydney Sweeney and Halsey arrive at the Los Angeles special screening of "Americana" at Desert 5 Spot on Aug. 3. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Halsey has been making the transition from musician to movie star in recent years - including with a breakout role in 2024's MaXXXine - but the first major project she shot is just now making its way to theaters. Americana - a modern western from writer-director Tony Tost which follows several people as their lives violently intertwine while fighting over an expensive Native American ghost shirt- was shot in 2022, premiered at SXSW in 2023 and is finally heading to this big screen this month. "I'd been waiting a really long time, I'd been really cautiously picky about what I was going to do for my first project for getting into this world, into this space," Halsey told The Hollywood Reporter at the film's Los Angeles premiere on Sunday. "Tony reached out and he was so personable and so talented and I just really connected with the script and the character. Little did I know we were going to be making it during COVID, which was a crazy experience. And from the moment I read the script until we started shooting, I got pregnant, had a whole pregnancy, gave birth to my son, had my son on set with me, and without giving anything away, it's really serendipitous to [her character] Mandy's arc in the film." Related Stories Lifestyle Trump Swoons Over Sydney Sweeney Amid Reports That She's a Republican Lifestyle American Eagle Responds to Sydney Sweeney Jeans Campaign Amid Controversy The film also stars Sydney Sweeney - who walked the carpet in her first public appearance following her American Eagle controversy - Paul Walter Hauser, Simon Rex, Eric Dane and Zahn McClarnon. It marks a reunion for Halsey and Sweeney, after the Euphoria star appeared in Halsey's 2019 music video for her song "Graveyard." Sydney Sweeney and Halsey pose together at the #Americana premiere pic.twitter.com/zx4mBCFzfs- The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) August 4, 2025 "We were actually hanging out a bunch during COVID, so when I got the call she was doing the movie we had like just gone hiking a few days before, so it was like, 'Oh cool, I'll see you there,'" Halsey recalled. "It was just really great to have someone to learn from, to ask questions to - the stupid questions you don't think of. It was my first time on a movie set in a real way; just being like 'Who do I look at? Who do I listen to? What's the cool code words I don't know, the actor lingo?' So having someone to ask the stupid questions to was great." Next up, Halsey is making another pivot and developing series Bloodlust for Amazon, serving as creator, writer and EP. The dark comedy series has also enlisted MaXXXine filmmaker Ti West to direct and executive produce. "I started the pilot a few years ago and Amazon wanted it and they took it and now we're getting it on the road. There's not so much that I can say but it's really cool to be a part of a project that I don't face. It's quite relieving," Halsey explained, confirming that she will not appear on screen in the show. "Just behind the scenes, just the puppet master," she noted, celebrating, "I don't have to do my makeup." Americana hits theaters Aug. 15. Sydney Sweeney walks the carpet at the #Americana premiere, her first public appearance following her American Eagle ad controversy pic.twitter.com/uR7naSsKpU- The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) August 4, 2025 THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Scarlett Johansson Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver Screaming At Each Other Is Being Used to Scare Wolves Tim Story 'The Pickup' Review: Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson's Lively Chemistry Helps Steady Amazon's Bumpy Heist Comedy Quentin Tarantino Burbank Int'l Film Fest: Quentin Tarantino Set for Vanguard Award, Career-Retrospective Conversation, on 'Quentin Tarantino Day' Locarno Film Festival 'Celtic Utopia' Shines a Spotlight on New Wave of Irish Folk Music Made "to Scare Priests and Politicians" Kelsey Grammer Jessie James Decker to Make Acting Debut With 'The Christmas Ring' (Exclusive) Locarno Film Festival Kukla's 'Fantasy' Invites Women to "See Themselves Through Their Own Lens" (Exclusive Locarno Clip) Scarlett Johansson Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver Screaming At Each Other Is Being Used to Scare Wolves Tim Story 'The Pickup' Review: Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson's Lively Chemistry Helps Steady Amazon's Bumpy Heist Comedy Quentin Tarantino Burbank Int'l Film Fest: Quentin Tarantino Set for Vanguard Award, Career-Retrospective Conversation, on 'Quentin Tarantino Day' Locarno Film Festival 'Celtic Utopia' Shines a Spotlight on New Wave of Irish Folk Music Made "to Scare Priests and Politicians" Kelsey Grammer Jessie James Dec