Kim Novak Slams Sydney Sweeney's Casting in Biopic

0:00It's March 29th. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News today, AI-powered stories from the spotlight. 93-year-old Kim Novak is speaking out against Sydney Swiney playing her in the upcoming biopic scandalous. The film dives into Novak's real-life romance with Sammy Davis Jr. back in the late 1950s, a time when interracial relationships faced. Heavy segregation across the U.S. Coleman Domingo is directing and co-starred with the 28-year-old Swiney. Novak told Mundans the Times she would never approve because Swiney stands out too much above the waist and always looks sexy on screen. She also doubts Swiney can capture the raw vulnerability of bipolar disorder, something Novak went public with in 2012. Novak feels you cannot just learn that kind of intense joy and pain. She's been vocal against the project since Miramax picked it up in October 2024, even calling out the title last September. The movie contrasts their passionate affair with the era's harsh realities right up until

1:02Davis passed from throat cancer complications in 19. 90 at age 64. Meanwhile, Swiney shared her excitement in a people interview last October, saying she's honored to bring Novak's story to life. She relates to the Hollywood scrutiny over relationships and image control and plans to meet Novak once she wraps you for you to fully channel her. Swiney kicks off this year with no release day yet, but this casting clash has everyone watching How It Unfolds in Hollywood Spotlight.