Overview

• In a Guardian interview, the 92-year-old said the relationship was not “scandalous” and voiced concern the film will emphasize “sexual reasons.”
• Scandalous revisits Novak’s 1950s relationship with entertainer Sammy Davis Jr., with Sydney Sweeney set to portray Novak and David Jonsson cast as Davis.
• Production reports indicate filming is expected to begin this fall, and the project marks Domingo’s feature directorial debut.
• Novak is in Venice to premiere a documentary about her life titled Kim Novak’s Vertigo and to receive a career tribute.
• She has long said Columbia Pictures boss Harry Cohn called the interracial relationship “bad for business,” while Domingo has described the film’s intent as a tender story about love and privacy under scrutiny.