Overview
- Novak, 92, told The Guardian she is concerned the Miramax biopic Scandalous! could reduce her 1957 relationship with Sammy Davis Jr. to something 'all sexual' and said she does not view the romance as scandalous.
- She is set to receive the Venice Film Festival’s Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement on Sept. 1, the same day Kim Novak’s Vertigo premieres.
- The documentary, directed by Alexandre Philippe and executive produced by longtime manager Sue Cameron, was pursued for more than 15 years and includes intimate filming at Novak’s Oregon home.
- Novak made a rare public appearance on Aug. 28 at the 82nd Venice Film Festival, her first major outing in about a decade after decades spent focusing on art and animals in Oregon.
- Scandalous! is in development as Colman Domingo’s directorial debut with Sydney Sweeney portraying Novak and David Jonsson as Davis, depicting the pair’s clandestine 1957 relationship that faced industry pressure and public opposition to interracial relationships.