The talented Sydney Sweeney will soon step into the shoes of a legendary and Hitchcockian actress in the film Scandalous by Colman Domingo.
The romantic comedy Everything except youthe superhero movie Madame Webthe horror film Immaculate…Sydney Sweeney was one of the ones who proved that she could play anything (even in the worst films, we'll let you guess which one in the list of three films cited above). And we should experience the same thing in 2025 since the actress (and producer) will be both in the survival Eden by Ron Howard (with Ana de Armas in particular), the bloody thriller Apple TV + Echo Valley and if the film is finished, Sydney Sweeney will even be unrecognizable in the skin of boxer Christy Martin.
In theory, Sydney Sweeney should even star in the remake of Barbarella directed by Edgar Wright, but since the film hasn't been released for almost two years, we don't really count it. Failing to reprise one of Jane Fonda's legendary roles straight away, the actress will play a cinema legend having worked for Alfred Hitchcock and Otto Preminger in ScandalousColman Domingo's directorial debut.
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According to DeadlineSydney Sweeney will indeed play Kim Novak in Scandalous. The actress was a big star of the 1950s as well as a sex symbol of cinema, direct rival of Marilyn Monroe. She gained her popularity with Picnic alongside William Holden, then playing notably for Otto Preminger in The Man with the Golden Arm accompanied by Frank Sinatra and above all Vertigo by Alfred Hitchcock, probably the most famous film of his entire career.
Scandalous will notably recount her love affair with the African-American singer Sammy Davis Jr. and which hit the headlines. It had ended prematurely, the era pointing the finger at interracial relations. This union had clearly threatened the career of Kim Novak and the life of Sammy Davis Jr, who had become targets of the tabloids. In any case, we sense the film project coming which points out the racist stereotypes of an earlier era, hence the possibly ironic title “Scandalous”.
Sydney Sweeney will therefore play Kim Novak, but as revealed Deadline, We also already know who will play Sammy Davis Jr since it will be David Jonsson. If his name is still unknown to the general public, he has recently stood out in the role of Andy, the android “brother” of the heroine in Alien : Romulus by Fede Alvarez. Moreover, as the boss of 20th Century Studios announced, he will a priori be appearing in the sequel toAlien : Romulus.
To return to Scandalous, it will therefore be directed by Colman Domingo, his first feature film in this position, he who was nominated for an Oscar for best actor for his role in Rustin in 2024 and is one of the favorites for the 2025 ceremony with his performance in Sing Sing. His film was written by Matthew Fantaci (writer of the series The New Look on Apple TV+). The film will normally begin shooting in 2025, but the release date is not known at this stage.
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