Kim Novak criticizes Sydney Sweeney’s casting in Scandalous!’: “She Was Totally Wrong to Play Me”
Kim Novak criticizes Sydney Sweeney’s casting in Scandalous!’: “She Was Totally Wrong to Play Me”
The film reunites the actress with her ‘Euphoria’ co-star Colman Domingo, who is making his directorial debut.
Kim Novak is raising concerns about Scandalous!
In a recent interview with The Times of London, Novak attacked Sydney Sweeney’s casting as her in the next film, citing the Vertigo actress’ romance with Sammy Davis Jr. in the 1950s. Colman Domingo is preparing to make his directorial debut. David Jonsson will play Davis.
“I would never have approved,” Novak remarked of Sweeney as her, adding that the Euphoria actress “sticks out so much above the waist.”
According to the tabloid, Novak’s critique arises from her concern that the film will focus on the sexual aspects of their relationship rather than the reality that they shared “so much in common.”
“There’s no way it wouldn’t be a sexual relationship because Sydney Sweeney looks sexy all the time,” she said.
Representatives for Sweeney did not respond to The Hollywood Reporter’s request for comment at the time of publishing.
Last year, Sweeney discussed bringing Domingo on board with THR’s executive editor of awards, Scott Feinberg, on his Awards Chatter podcast. Sweeney is a producer on Scandalous!, and the two previously co-starred in Euphoria.
“When I was putting together the package, we were circling many filmmakers.” There was one previously attached, and I just felt like the story needed a different voice,” she explained.
“So I called him up and said, ‘Hey, I don’t know if you even want to direct, but I have a script that I’d really like to present to you. It is yours. “If not, I won’t be offended,” she replied. “He read it within a few hours and called me back, saying, ‘This is exactly what I’ve been telling my team I’m looking for.’ “We’ve been putting it together and raising funds—it’s been a labor of love.
Sweeney declined to answer explicitly when asked if she had met Novak but did say, “Colman and she have a really beautiful relationship.” They have been talking.
