WASHINGTON DC: Actress Sydney Sweeney will star in and produce a film adaptation of ‘Custom of the Country’, a classic Edith Wharton novel, reported Variety.
According to Variety, Josie Rourke is directing and writing the adaptation of the classic Edith Wharton novel. Sweeney plays Undine Spragg, an ambitious Midwestern woman who attempts to ascend the social ladder in turn-of-the-century New York.
As described in the official press release, Undine Spragg, “armed with beauty, daring/hustle and sheer force of will and unwavering ambition, battles an entrenched elite, fearlessly courting controversy, until love and fortune align,” reported Variety.
Casting director Nina Gold is in the process of building the ensemble around Sweeney, according to a press release.
