EntertainmentPosted at: Feb 18 2026 5:56PM


Leo Woodall boards 'Custom of the Country' opposite Sydney Sweeney

London, Feb 18 (UNI) English actor Leo Woodall has signed on to appear opposite American actress Sydney Sweeney in a new big-screen adaptation of The Custom of the Country, the classic novel by Edith Wharton.
The project is being mounted by Studiocanal and Charles Finch’s Rabbit’s Foot Films, with director Josie Rourke penning the screenplay based on Wharton’s incisive work.
Sweeney plays Undine Spragg, a fiercely ambitious woman from the Midwest, who strives for the social heights of turn-of-the-century New York. Armed with beauty, daring/hustle and sheer force of will/unwavering ambition, Undine battles an entrenched elite, fearlessly courting controversy, until love and fortune align.
Details regarding Woodall’s role have not yet been revealed, reports DEADLINE.
Sweeney, Charles Finch, Monumental Pictures’ Owen and Studiocanal will produce. Studiocanal will fully finance, releasing theatrically in all its territories (the UK, France, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Poland and Benelux) and launching worldwide sales at European Film Market in Berlin.
Best known for his roles in season two of The White Lotus and Bridget Jones: Mad About A Boy, Woodall most recently earned strong reviews for his supporting role in James Vanderbilt’s film Nuremberg alongside Russell Crowe, Rami Malek, Michael Shannon, and John Slattery. UNI NST SSP
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