Overview
- Sweeney confirms she will play and produce Kim Novak in Scandalous!, a biopic centered on Novak’s 1950s relationship with Sammy Davis Jr.
- David Jonsson is set to portray Davis, with Colman Domingo directing the Miramax project in his first feature at the helm.
- Sweeney says she is “so excited” to meet the 92-year-old Novak as part of her preparation, noting she relates to Novak’s battles over image and privacy.
- People reports Domingo has already met Novak, who previously told The Guardian she did not view the relationship as scandalous and voiced concerns about how it will be depicted.
- Sweeney says production focus will follow her completion of Euphoria Season 3, with Matthew Fantaci writing and producers including Tani Cohen, Bobby Rock and Sweeney, and Jon Levin serving as executive producer.