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Kim Novak “Would Never Have Approved” Sydney Sweeney Casting In ‘Scandalous!’: “Totally Wrong To Play Me”

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Kim Novak "Would Never Have Approved" Sydney Sweeney To Play Her
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Kim Novak "Would Never Have Approved" Sydney Sweeney To Play Her
With Sydney Sweeney cast as her in 'Scandalous!', Kim Novak has some more concerns about the film that charts her relationship with Sammy Davis Jr.

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Painting0125 Mar 29, 2026 +68
Elle Fanning is literally right there.
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FakeBeigeNails Mar 29, 2026 +8
Been a while since I’ve said “perfect casting”. Elle would’ve been great.
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Painting0125 Mar 29, 2026 +4
Ikr? Idk what Colman Domingo was thinking, I think Kim Novak should've talked him over that casting.
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TasteTheBiscuit1810 Mar 28, 2026 +339
Unless you want her for looks, I can't imagine casting Sydney Sweeny for acting ability. I watched her in The Housemaid and there was a lot to be desired on the acting side of things.
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mlg1981 Mar 28, 2026 +210
She’s a passable actress, but when she’s in a scene with a truly great actor like Amanda Seyfried she can’t hold her own.
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Atmadog Mar 29, 2026 +1
It's hilarious that Amanda Seyfried is considered a great actor now when she started she was just token ditz blonde............... Arguably less credible than t*** mcghee
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ichmoechtewasser Mar 28, 2026 +100
Never really noticed her acting to be either particularly terrible or great but when she shares the screen with talented actors it's really, really obvious that she just isn't on the same level. The first time I noticed it was in [this scene ](https://youtube.com/shorts/p9AGyt84sT4?si=1Zs_gF4lebyIg5B5)from "Eden" in which Vanessa Kirby just acts circles around her.
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MrBobSaget Mar 29, 2026 +31
Is everyone in that clip but Vanessa Kirby doing joke accents cause Jesus Christ that was like an snl sketch it was so bad.
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GentlewomenNeverTell Mar 29, 2026 +24
Wow, Ana de Armas does not come off well either but that seems to also be part of her character. The writing is AWFUL tho.
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ryyzany Mar 29, 2026 +10
It’s telling when her biggest roles have her t*** out. Just saying.
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dazwales1 Mar 28, 2026 +14
I thought she was good in christie
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Dobvius Mar 28, 2026 +35
You saw Christy? I thought no one did
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dazwales1 Mar 28, 2026 +9
I didn't for ages because everyone said it was shit nlbut I thought it was excellent. I think maybe other controversies made people criticise the movie but I could well be wrong
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sometimeslawyer Mar 28, 2026 +29
The people who would enjoy Christie are the same kind of people that Sydney Sweeney has turned off of her in recent years.
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ItsnotBatman Mar 28, 2026 +10
No one saw it because no one promoted it. Had nothing to do with the quality of the movie since it was quite good.
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demacnei Mar 28, 2026 +9
It was promoted but overshadowed by her Good Genes debacle.
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dazwales1 Mar 29, 2026 +1
That's what I thought
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Farkerisme Mar 28, 2026 +3
I saw it. I don't think she's a bad actress at all. I also do not think that she is amazing.
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AffectionateSwan5129 Mar 29, 2026 +2
Very very tough act to go up against Seyfried.. she’s up there with the top actresses in Hollywood.
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401kisfun Mar 29, 2026 +1
She is an excellent actress in the bedroom
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oh_please_god_no Mar 28, 2026 -12
I don’t think that’s fair. She’s talented. Is she Meryl Streep? No, not even close. But she’s good at what she does.
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jkfdrums Mar 28, 2026 +16
This is a ridiculous take. If you have seen The White Lotus or Euphoria you would know she has the acting ability of a coffee maker.
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TJMcConnellFanClub Mar 28, 2026 +30
When Daddario is out acting you it’s probably an issue
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oh_please_god_no Mar 28, 2026 +2
Hey now coffee makers get crazy passionate if the water drips on the heating surface!
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Vast-Branch1864 Mar 28, 2026 +5
What exactly does she do? Aside from taking her shirt off.
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evaris204 Mar 29, 2026
My cousin is in that movie apparently
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Existing_Set2100 Mar 28, 2026 +63
If you read the article it’s cause Novak thinks Sweeney is too hot and her t*** are too big.  
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Slade347 Mar 28, 2026 +38
Read the article? That's crazy talk.
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PointOfFingers Mar 28, 2026 +47
Not just that, she doesn't think Sweeney has the range to show the vulnerability and emotions of a bipolar actress.
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questionernow Mar 28, 2026 -11
Which is wild because Sydney is very capable of going vulnerable, wild and emotional. As Euphoria shows.
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CheapEater101 Mar 29, 2026 +10
Sydney’s best acting comes from being over the top emotional. Once there’s dialogue w/ that’s just…normal and balanced, her acting isn’t that good. She would have thrived being a scream queen
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HeartInTheSun9 Mar 29, 2026 -5
Her best acting was in the movie Reality and she was perfectly naturalistic the entire time. It was an insanely hard performance since she had to copy the exact dialogue of the transcript of the real event, which is one of the harder things an actor can be asked to do.
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successadult Mar 29, 2026
Fr, I know there’s reasons why people don’t like her, but her acting in Euphoria is good, and she showed with Housemaid that she’s a draw when cast in certain types of roles.
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ThrowRA76234 Mar 29, 2026 +5
Honestly euphoria may have just been her tapping into something authentic
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lectroid Mar 29, 2026 -1
Also, b****. I mean, am I wrong?
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FakeBeigeNails Mar 29, 2026 +14
Holy c*** this is a misleading comment! It’s not cause she’s “too hot”. Kim knows how SS has been positioning herself in Hollywood as a “sex symbol” in her performances (which is true, she gets n*** for nearly all her roles). Kim feels that she doesn’t have the range beyond sex to articulate the emotions that went into the love between her and Sammy. Which is true. Again.
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Existing_Set2100 Mar 29, 2026 -8
How does that contradict anything I wrote? The entire point is that it’s dismissive, as it should be. 
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FakeBeigeNails Mar 29, 2026 +9
Your comment is saying that it’s simply Novak upset a girl is hot and has big b****. Mine is that she is upset at how SS has marketed herself. Novak wouldn’t just be pissed a hot, big breasted woman was playing her. She annoyed that it’s a woman who has made it her entire brand.
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jadedflames Mar 29, 2026 +4
It’s actually that Sweeney can’t act and that being that much of a sexpot means the movie won’t focus on anything but sex. Novak doesn’t want to be portrayed as a blond bimbo.
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Better_March5308 Mar 29, 2026 +4
MAGA Barbie does not discuss politics.
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FakeBeigeNails Mar 29, 2026 +9
I feel so bad for all these women SS is doing biopics of💀
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StrengthFew9197 Mar 29, 2026 +10
That is a disappointing choice. Kim Novak deserves better.
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Violet624 Mar 28, 2026 +27
What a shame. Sweeney has the charisma of a dead fish. The story is so interesting, but I don't really want to watch it with Sweeney playing Kim Novak.
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Low-Importance5197 Mar 28, 2026 +24
Totally agree…SS lacks KN class
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shangosgift Mar 29, 2026 +1
Kim gas class. Sydney doesn’t.
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ColfaxCastellan Mar 29, 2026 +4
Fart heart
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zelore23 Mar 29, 2026 +1
Some might say her casting in scandalous is ... Scandalous
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jadedflames Mar 29, 2026 +1
How is Sweeney still getting work outside of the Daily Wire after so many flops in one year? She’s a toxic brand and a terrible actor.
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DanfromCalgary Mar 28, 2026 -5
Listen it to her and Glenn Powell . Like he speaks clearly and with purpose and she’s always like really soft and weak
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Western-Corner-431 Mar 29, 2026 -8
People really love to shit on this kid.
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takefiftyseven Mar 29, 2026 -8
Novak should be thrilled anyone bothered to make a film about her...
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Afwife1992 Mar 29, 2026 -5
Colman Domingo is directing it and he has faith in her as someone who has costarred with her. I’m loving David Jonsson’s casting as Sammy Davis jr.
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Silverlakerr Mar 29, 2026 +5
Sydney Sweeney is producing it. She went to him and attached him to direct -- not the other way around.
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Interesting_Pay_4413 Mar 29, 2026 -4
Love Sydney Sweeney. Happy to watch anything with her in it. Well, except that horny teenagers show.
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