After debate over the Lionsgate film's opening weekend at the box office, Tony Tost says he is "trying to internalize the many lessons learned."

Halsey, co-star of the film Americana alongside Sydney Sweeney, has come to the defense of her movie amid calls for a boycott due to Sweeney's recent American Eagle ad controversy. The

Sweeney, who broke out for her role as Cassie Howard on HBO's Euphoria, first courted controversy in 2023 after photos emerged from her mother's 60th birthday featuring red MAGA-inspired hats. "There were so many misinterpretations," she said of the photos that year. "The people in the pictures weren't even my family."