Sydney Sweeney Enters The Split Fiction Saga… Alone, For Now

In what feels like Hollywood’s equivalent of assembling IKEA furniture without the manual, Sydney Sweeney has officially signed on to headline the upcoming live-action adaptation of Split Fiction — the co-op video game where creativity meets chaos. The only catch? She’s currently the only name on the cast list. You could say it’s a split… party of one.

Three days ago, the entertainment world buzzed when Variety revealed that the Anyone But You and Madame Web star would lead the film adaptation. But so far, no news on who’ll be joining her to complete the story’s iconic duo. So, unless she’s planning to act opposite a tennis ball on a stick (very method), the hunt for her co-star continues.

Split Fiction, for those who missed the memo (or were too busy rage-quitting Elden Ring 2), is a co-op adventure from Hazelight Studios — yes, the same mad geniuses behind It Takes Two. The game sees two aspiring authors, Mio Hudson and Zoe Foster, trapped inside a simulation of their own stories after a publishing deal goes… well, about as wrong as any corporate decision ever could. Cue glitches, accidental world-swapping, and a lot of “what the hell just happened” moments. Unsurprisingly, it was a smash hit when it launched in March 2025, leading Amazon to snatch up the film rights faster than you can say “streaming wars.”

Directing this merry chaos is Jon M. Chu — the man behind Crazy Rich Asians and the upcoming Wicked. Screenwriting duties fall to Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, the minds responsible for Deadpool & Wolverine, so expect a script that’s equal parts heart, humour, and a bit of delightful madness. Sweeney isn’t just starring; she’s also executive producing, because clearly, just one job wasn’t enough.

Now, the question is: will she play Mio, the introverted sci-fi nerd with city grit and an exosuit bigger than her emotional baggage? Or Zoe, the extroverted country girl who basically lives in a Lisa Frank fever dream of dragons and magic swords? Judging by Sweeney’s track record — and, let’s be honest, her platinum Hollywood glow — the odds seem to favour her stepping into Zoe’s boots. But given her acting chops, she could easily surprise us and pull off Mio’s moody pragmatism too.

Either way, the production is still in the early “just built the campfire but haven’t started cooking” stage, with no release date in sight. Until then, we wait, popcorn in hand, to see who will tag-team with Sweeney in this wild cinematic ride through glitchy imagination.

Given how things are shaping up, it’s safe to say: Split Fiction is already living up to its name. I’m just hoping that Josef Fares has a cameo.