Kim Novak is feeling less than euphoric.<\/p>\n
The actress said Sydney Sweeney is \u201ctotally wrong\u201d to portray her in the upcoming film \u201cScandalous!,\u201d which depicts the 93-year-old\u2019s relationship with Sammy Davis Jr.<\/p>\n
While speaking with the Times of London on Friday<\/a>, Novak stated that the \u201cEuphoria\u201d actress, 28, \u201csticks out so much above the waist<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n The \u201cVertigo\u201d star also voiced her concerns that the project will focus too much on the sexual relationship she had with Davis Jr., who died at age 64 in 1990. <\/p>\n Kim Novak (pictured here in September 2025) said that Sydney Sweeney is \u201ctotally wrong\u201d to portray her in the upcoming film \u201cScandalous!\u201d WireImage<\/p>\n The iconic actress said the \u201cEuphoria\u201d star \u201csticks out so much above the waist.\u201d WireImage<\/p>\n In reality, their romance blossomed because the pair had \u201cso much in common.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s no way it wouldn\u2019t be a sexual relationship because Sydney Sweeney looks sexy all the time,\u201d Novak continued. \u201cShe was totally wrong to play me.\u201d<\/p>\n Sweeney will star opposite British actor David Jonsson, who will play the legendary entertainer.<\/p>\n Novak noted that she would\u2019ve \u201cnever approved\u201d of the upcoming drama being made in the first place. <\/p>\n Page Six reached out to Sweeney\u2019s rep for comment. <\/p>\n The movie is set to depict the 93-year-old\u2019s relationship with Sammy Davis Jr. Corbis via Getty Images<\/p>\n However, Novak is worried that the film will focus too much on their sexual relationship because Sweeney (pictured here in 2025) \u201clooks sexy all the time.\u201d GC Images<\/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 This isn\u2019t the first time the \u201cBell, Book and Candle\u201d actress has opened up about her distain for the film<\/a>.<\/p>\n In August, the icon told\u00a0The Guardian<\/a>, \u201cI don\u2019t think the relationship was scandalous. He\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. But I\u2019m concerned they\u2019re going to make it all sexual reasons.\u201d<\/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 In reality, Novak and the musician (pictured here in 1960) were together because they had \u201cso much in common.\u201d Getty Images<\/p>\n Novak (pictured here in 1954) and Davis Jr. were romantically involved in 1957 but their relationship ended because Columbia Pictures boss Henry Cohn was worries interracial relationship would be bad for business. Getty Images<\/p>\n According to multiple reports, Cohn threatened Davis with mob violence.<\/p>\n Sweeney\u2019s \u201cEuphoria\u201d co-star Colman Domingo is set to direct \u201cScandalous!\u201d which has yet to begin filming.<\/p>\n Despite Novak\u2019s harsh stance, Sweeney is already getting into character. <\/p>\n The \u201cAnyone But You\u201d actress donned a sparkly black beaded floor-length Miu Miu gown with a gold brooch\u00a0that was inspired by Novak<\/a> to the 2025 Met Gala. <\/p>\n British actor David Jonsson (pictured here in February) will play the late singer. WireImage<\/p>\n And Sweeney is already getting into character, as she wore a dress to the 2025 Met Gala (pictured here) that paid homage to the one Novak wore in the 1967 film \u201cThe Legend of Lylah Clare.\u201d Getty Images for The Met Museum\/Vogue<\/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 In October, the \u201cChristy\u201d star also\u00a0told People<\/a> that she\u2019s \u201cincredibly honored\u201d to play Novak.<\/p>\n \u201cI think her story is still very relevant today in that she dealt with Hollywood and scrutiny with her relationships and her own private life and the control of her image,\u201d Sweeney shared. \u201cAnd I think that for me, I relate to it in a lot of different ways.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t