Kim Novak has expressed concerns over her upcoming biopic starring Sydney Sweeney.<\/p>\n
The iconic actress, 92, gave a rare interview with the Guardian<\/a> in which she commented on \u201cScandalous!\u201d \u2014 the upcoming film about the real-life romance between herself and Sammy Davis Jr. \u2014 and its bold title.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t think the relationship was scandalous,\u201d Novak explained. <\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s somebody I really cared about. We had so much in common, including that need to be accepted for who we are and what we do, rather than how we look.\u201d<\/p>\n Kim Novak told the Guardian in a new interview that she\u2019s concerned that the upcoming biopic about her and Sammy Davis Jr.\u2019s real-life romance will be too \u201csexual.\u201d AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n The biopic, titled \u201cScandalous!,\u201d stars Sydney Sweeney as Novak. NBC via Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cBut I\u2019m concerned they\u2019re going to make it all sexual reasons,\u201d Novak added.<\/p>\n Sweeney will play Novak opposite British actor David Jonsson, who will play the legendary entertainer.<\/p>\n Novak and Davis Jr. were romantically involved in 1957 but their relationship ended after Columbia Pictures boss Henry Cohn, who had Novak under contract, feared that their interracial relationship would be bad for business. <\/p>\n According to various reports, Cohn threatened Davis with mob violence.<\/p>\n Novak was one of the most prolific actresses in the \u201950s, starring in Alfred Hitchcock\u2019s 1958 classic \u201cVertigo,\u201d as well as 1954\u2019s \u201cPhffft\u201d (pictured here). Getty Images<\/p>\n She starred opposite Frank Sinatra in 1957\u2019s \u201cPal Joey.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Sweeney\u2019s \u201cEuphoria\u201d co-star Colman Domingo is directing \u201cScandalous!\u201d which has yet to begin filming.<\/p>\n Sweeney, 27, has already begun channeling Novak. At the 2025 Met Gala, she wore a sparkly black beaded floor-length Miu Miu gown with a gold brooch that was inspired by the \u201cVertigo\u201d actress<\/a>.<\/p>\n Sweeney told Vogue on the carpet that her look was an homage to the dress Novak wore in the 1967 film \u201cThe Legend of Lylah Clare.\u201d<\/p>\n Novak made a rare public appearance at the 2014 Academy Awards. Getty Images<\/p>\n Sweeney has been at the center of controversy this year for her polarizing ad campaigns. Frankies Bikinis<\/p>\n Sweeney has been at the center of controversy this year for her business ventures. The actress was criticized for selling her bath water<\/a>, and her American Eagle denim campaign was slammed for allegedly promoting eugenics and \u201cNazi propaganda\u201d<\/a>\u00a0by using a play on the words \u201cgenes\u201d and \u201cjeans.\u201d<\/p>\n While Sweeney refused to discuss her American Eagle ad<\/a> with the Wall Street Journal in her first interview since the scandal broke, she has hit back at those who had a problem with her selling soap infused with her bath water<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was mainly the girls making comments about it, which I thought was really interesting,\u201d Sweeney told the outlet, before pointing out what she perceived to be a double standard. \u201cThey all loved the idea of\u00a0Jacob Elordi\u2019s bath water.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kim Novak has expressed concerns over her upcoming biopic starring Sydney Sweeney. 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