Kim Novak “Would Never Have Approved” Sydney Sweeney Casting In ‘Scandalous!’: “Totally Wrong To Play Me”

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As Colman Domingo preps his directorial debut with Scandalous!, Kim Novak has some more concerns about the film that charts her relationship with Sammy Davis Jr. in 1957.

The 2x Golden Globe-winning actress of Hollywood’s Golden Age declared she “would never have approved” the film with Sydney Sweeney playing her, noting that the Euphoria actress “sticks out so much above the waist.”

Novak fears the movie will focus too much on sex, despite her and Davis (portrayed by David Jonsson) having “so much in common,” telling The Times, “There’s no way it wouldn’t be a sexual relationship because Sydney Sweeney looks sexy all the time. She was totally wrong to play me.”

Some advice for Sweeney from one actress to another? “You can’t learn to be vulnerable. It’s a big asset to be a bipolar actor. No one feels joy or pain as much as someone who’s

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