Sydney Sweeney is currently co-starring in the long-awaited third season of HBO’s hit series “Euphoria,” but according to reports, she won’t be gracing the big screen in the upcoming sequel “Devil Wears Prada 2.”
The film, set to hit theaters on May 1, is set to feature a collection of cameos and guest appearances, and Sweeney was said to be one of them. However, she was reportedly cut from the film completely.
Sydney Sweeney’s ‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ Cameo Reportedly Nixed
A source close to the film spoke exclusively to Entertainment Weekly, detailing what Sydney Sweeney’s role would have been and why her cameo was cut out.
Per the insider, Sweeney was to appear in a scene with Emily Blunt at her Dior office as Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, and Stanley Tucci arrive to ask for her help. Sweeney appeared as herself in the scene that was described as three minutes long.
Sweeney’s cameo “did not work structurally with the rest of the sequence,” leading to a “creative decision” to cut her from the film entirely. The source also shared that the film’s team was “grateful” for her participation.
Sweeney And ‘Euphoria’ Spark Backlash For Highly Sexualized Season 3 Scenes
On April 12, after a more than four-year wait, “Euphoria” finally returned to catch up with the cast of characters as they venture into adulthood via a five-year time jump. However, many fans couldn’t get past the scenes of Sydney Sweeney’s character, Cassie Howard.
This season, Cassie has embarked on a career on OnlyFans, resulting in her taking very suggestive and highly sexualized photos that many have deemed degrading.
Some critics have gone even further, accusing “Euphoria” and creator Sam Levinson of leaning into “disturbing” and “misogynistic” storylines more than ever in comparison to previous seasons.
In her very first scene in season three, Sweeney is dressed as a dog, as she pants, eats out of a bowl, and is led on a leash.
Additionally, the following episode sees her dressed as an adult baby with her legs spread while sucking a pacifier, and also being topless with ice cream dripping down her nipples.
Other scenes feature Sweeney wearing a soaking wet American flag T-shirt without a bra, and also dressed as a baseball catcher in only a nude thong.
Speaking to the consensus of her scenes, one social media user asked, “How is Sydney even agreeing to do this season of Euphoria?” while another said, “Why would Sydney agree to doing allat… weird.”
Another described the scenes as a “humiliation ritual,” and added, “Please God, I can’t keep seeing Cassie degrade herself in the most embarrassing ways imaginable.”
Popular OnlyFans Model Slams Sydney Sweeney’s ‘Euphoria’ Portrayal
On April 16, OnlyFans model Sophie Rain spoke with Complex about Sweeney’s portrayal of Cassie’s foray onto the platform, and she didn’t mince words.
“I just watched the recent episode, and while I do love Sydney Sweeney, I believe the depiction the director created, labeling OnlyFans as this easy money gateway, is damaging for girls,” Rain said. “Only a few hundred women on the platform have made worthwhile money, and many women only make a few hundred dollars a month.”
She also voiced her opinion on the costumes Sweeney has worn so far this season.
“I also think some of the outfits Sweeney wore, especially the baby costume, just horribly paints OnlyFans girls,” Rain told the outlet. “I am very conservative on my OnlyFans account, and depicting us as catering to certain audiences that like us to dress up as toddlers is damaging to our community.”
‘Euphoria’ Creator Sam Levinson Explained The ‘Humor’ Behind Sweeney’s Character Dressing Like a Dog
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Levinson discussed the trajectory of Cassie’s character in season three.
“[Cassie] has got her dog house and her little dog ears and the nose, and that has its own humor, but what makes the scene is the fact that her housekeeper is the one filming it,” Levinson said.
“What we wanted to always find is the other layer of absurdity that we’re able to tie into it so that we’re not too inside of her fantasy or illusion, the gag is to jump out, to break the wall,” he told the outlet. “We wanted to capture what she’s trying to show the audience and be inside of it, but then also pull back wider and see how depressing it is.”
Sydney Sweeney Recently Signed On For ‘The Housemaid’ Sequel
Per Deadline, following the success of the first film, co-starring Amanda Seyfried, Sydney Sweeney has been confirmed to return for “The Housemaid’s Secret.”
The sequel will also reportedly star Kirsten Dunst and feature the return of Michele Morrone as groundskeeper Enzo.