Kim Novak Criticizes Sydney Sweeney Casting in ‘Scandalous!’: “She Was Totally Wrong to Play Me”

The film reunites the actress with her 'Euphoria' co-star Colman Domingo, who makes his directorial debut.

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

With Sydney Sweeney cast as her in 'Scandalous!', Kim Novak has some more concerns about the film that charts her relationship with Sammy Davis Jr.

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Kim Novak Says Sydney Sweeney Is ‘Totally Wrong to Play Me’ in Upcoming Film About Romance With Sammy Davis Jr.: ‘I Would Never Have Approved’
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https://variety.com/2026/film/news/kim-novak-sydney-sweeney-totally-wrong-scandalous-1236702012/

Kim Novak Says Sydney Sweeney Is 'Totally Wrong to Play Me' in Biopic

Kim Novak says Sydney Sweeney is 'totally wrong to play me' in the upcoming drama film about Novak's realtionship with Sammy Davis Jr.

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May Britt, Swedish Actress and Wife of Sammy Davis Jr., Dies at 91

She starred in such films as 'The Blue Angel' and 'Murder, Inc.,' but Fox declined to renew her contract after she and the legendary entertainer got engaged in 1960.

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James Stewart, Kim Novak in Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece, Vertigo 1961.
1 print (poster) : color. | Motion picture poster showing man and woman in swirling vortex.

Alfred Hitchcock: Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was an English filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 feature films, many of which are still widely watched and studied today. Known as the "Master of Suspense", Hitchcock became as well known as any of his actors thanks to his many interviews, his cameo appearances in most of his films, and his hosting and producing the television anthology Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–65). His films garnered 46 Academy Award nominations, including six wins, although he never won the award for Best Director, despite five nominations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Hitchcock
James Stewart: James Maitland Stewart was an American actor and military aviator. Known for his distinctive drawl and everyman screen persona, Stewart's film career spanned 80 films from 1935 to 1991. With the strong morality he portrayed both on and off the screen, he epitomized the "American ideal" in the mid-twentieth century. In 1999, the American Film Institute (AFI) ranked him third on its list of the greatest American male actors; he received numerous honors including the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1980, the Kennedy Center Honor in 1983, as well as the Academy Honorary Award and Presidential Medal of Freedom, both in 1985. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Stewart
Kim Novak: Marilyn Pauline "Kim" Malloy is an American retired actress and painter. Her contributions to cinema have been honored with two Golden Globe Awards, an Honorary Golden Bear, a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Novak
James Maitland Stewart was an American actor and military aviator. Known for his distinctive drawl and everyman screen persona, Stewart's film career spanned 80 films from 1935 to 1991. With the strong morality he portrayed both on and off the screen, he epitomized the "American ideal" in the mid-twentieth century. In 1999, the American Film Institute (AFI) ranked him third on its list of the greatest American male actors; he received numerous honors including the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1980, the Kennedy Center Honor in 1983, as well as the Academy Honorary Award and Presidential Medal of Freedom, both in 1985.
Marilyn Pauline "Kim" Malloy is an American retired actress and painter. Her contributions to cinema have been honored with two Golden Globe Awards, an Honorary Golden Bear, a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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George Clooney Plays A Fictional Movie Star In ‘Jay Kelly’ But He’s Not The First – Here’s 10 Of The Best…

George Clooney joins a long list of movie stars who play fake movie stars from Gloria Swanwon to Natalie Wood to Leonardo DiCaprio.

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