Sydney Sweeney to Star in ‘The Custom of the Country’

Friday, 23 January 2026 04:00

Preview:Sydney Sweeney is starring in ‘The Custom of the Country.’It’s an adaptation of Edith Wharton’s classic novel.‘Mary Queen of Scots’ Josie Rourke will direct.After a rough stretch of controversial commercials and some box office flops, are things looking up for Sydney Sweeney? Could be!Hot on the heels of ‘The Housemaid’ doing good business at the box office (and spawning a sequel in ‘The Housemaid’s Secret’) comes word of Sweeney landing another novel adaptation gig via ‘The Custom of the Country,’ which will be based on Edith Wharton's 1913 book.