Kim Novak says Sydney Sweeney is ‘totally wrong to play me’ in biopic

The 93-year-old says Sweeney ‘looks sexy all the time’ and she ‘never approved’ Scandalous, drama about her romance with Sammy Davis Jr Kim Novak has voiced her disapproval of the casting of Sydney Sweeney as herself in an upcoming biopic, saying she is “totally wrong to play me”. Speaking to the Times, the 93-year-old actor said she would have “never approved” the biopic Scandalous, about her relationship with the musician Sammy Davis Jr. The film’s development has reportedly stalled, but Sweeney’s Euphoria co-star Colman Domingo is connected to direct the film, with Sweeney cast as Novak and the British actor David Jonsson as Davis. Sweeney “sticks out so much above the waist”, Novak told the Times, adding that she was worried the film would focus too heavily on her sexual dynamic with Davis. “There’s no way it wouldn’t be a sexual relationship because Sydney Sweeney looks sexy all the time,” Novak said. “She was totally wrong to play me.” Sweeney has yet to respond to the remarks. In October, she told People she was “incredibly honoured” to play Novak and “so excited” to meet her. “I think her story is still very relevant today in th

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