A modern-day noir Western unfolds in writer/director Tony Tost's feature film debut called "Americana." The lives of a shy waitress with big dreams (Sydney Sweeney), a lovelorn military veteran (Paul Walter Hauser),

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."

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."