Sydney Sweeney to Star in ‘That Man from Rio’

The movie would be a new take on the 1964 French comedy adventure of the same name, which spoofed the Bond movies and partly inspired ‘Indiana Jones.’

(Left) Sydney Sweeney at the 77TH EMMY® AWARDS, broadcasting live to both coasts from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California, Sunday, Sept. 14, (8:00-11:00 PM, LIVE ET/5:00-8:00 PM, LIVE PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+.Photo: Francis Specker/CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (Right) Director Justin Lin on the set of 'Fast Five.' Photo: Universal Pictures.

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Sydney Sweeney is attached to ‘That Man from Rio.’
It’ll remake a 1964 French movie.
Justin Lin is aboard to direct.

Looks like Apple wants to stay in the Sydney Sweeney business following this year’s thriller ‘Echo Valley’.

The company’s Apple Original Films is hammering out a deal for Sweeney to star in a new take on 1964 French adventure comedy ‘That Man from Rio,’ which is now in development.

That Man from Rio

"Look what they call a quiet week in Rio!"

Not Yet RatedAdventure Action Comedy

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Run Time: 1 hr 52 min

Starring: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Françoise Dorléac, Jean Servais

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And in addition to Sweeney, Deadline reports that ‘Fast & Furious 6’ director Justin Lin is in talks to call the shots on the new movie, which has a script from Chase Palmer (‘It’).

What was the story of ‘That Man from Rio’?

Sydney Sweeney stars in 'Eden'. Photo: Vertical.

The original movie starred Jean-Paul Belmondo and Françoise Dorléac, and follows a young private on military leave who comes to the rescue of his girlfriend, who’s been abducted by thieves and brought to Rio de Janeiro.

An extravagant adventure ensues, and the movie plus its main character served as inspiration to many directors who grew up in the era including Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, who would later credit it as one of the inspirations for the Indiana Jones character.

What else is Sydney Sweeney working on?

Sydney Sweeney as Millie Calloway in 'The Housemaid'. Photo: Daniel McFadden/Lionsgate.

Sweeney’s current schedule is as packed as anyone’s in Hollywood.

She has shot the Lionsgate adaptation of the novel ‘The Housemaid,’ which has Paul Feig in the director’s chair (due in December) and a biopic of real-life boxer Christy Martin, with Sweeney in the lead role (in theaters next month) .

Still to come is a starring role in Colman Domingo’s film ‘Scandalous!,’ which will see her playing Kim Novak in the story of the actor’s controversial relationship with Sammy Davis Jr. (played by ‘Alien: Romulus’David Jonsson).

She’ll also be back on small screens when HBO’s ‘Euphoria’ finally returns next year.

And that’s not including all the potential projects, such as a ‘Gundam’ movie and adaptations of video games such as ‘Split Fiction’ and ‘OutRun.’

When will ‘That Man from Rio’ be on screens?

It’s still too early to predict when the remake might arrive, assuming it even makes it through the thorny wilds of development (and Sweeney has time for it on her busy schedule).