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Kim Novak criticizes Sydney Sweeney casting in biopic

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  • Kim Novak expresses dissatisfaction with Sydney Sweeney playing her in the biopic "Scandalous!".
  • The film covers Novak's relationship with Sammy Davis Jr. and is directed by Colman Domingo.
  • Novak, known for her role in Hitchcock's "Vertigo", says the film misrepresents her relationship as scandalous.

". Novak said she would never have approved it, citing that Sweeney "sticks out so much above the waist". The film focuses on Novak's relationship with Sammy Davis Jr.

and marks the directorial debut of Colman Domingo, Sweeney's co-star from "Euphoria". Novak, a 93-year-old Hollywood icon best known for her role in Alfred Hitchcock's 1958 thriller "Vertigo", reportedly began a secret relationship with Davis Jr. around the same time during the peak of their careers.

sticks out so much above the waist

Kim Novak, Hollywood icon, known for role in 'Vertigo'
Criticizing Sydney Sweeney's casting to portray her in the biopic

According to an interview with The Times cited by NME, Novak said the relationship was not "scandalous" but based on having "so much in common", but she claimed this is not reflected in the film because Sweeney "looks sexy all the time". In September last year, Novak was awarded an honorary Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.

so much in common

Kim Novak, Hollywood icon, known for role in 'Vertigo'
Describing her relationship with Sammy Davis Jr. as not scandalous

looks sexy all the time

Kim Novak, Hollywood icon, known for role in 'Vertigo'
Claiming the film doesn't reflect her relationship with Davis Jr. because of Sweeney's portrayal

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