Sydney Sweeney is moving into one of the vital daring roles of her profession, and he or she couldn’t be extra thrilled.

The “Euphoria” star is getting ready to painting legendary actress Kim Novak in “Scandalous!,” an upcoming biopic that explores Novak’s secret Fifties romance with musician Sammy Davis Jr.

As Sweeney gears up for the problem, she’s embracing the possibility to embody a Hollywood icon caught between fame, love, and controversy.

At 28, Sweeney is used to enjoying advanced ladies, from her breakout efficiency as Cassie in “Euphoria” to her latest flip as boxer Christy Martin in “Christy.”

Nevertheless, taking up Kim Novak is one thing else solely.

Forward of enjoying the Vertigo star in “Scandalous!,” Sweeney revealed her pleasure about assembly Novak, who’s now 92.

“I am extremely honored to be bringing Kim to life. I imply, she is such a tremendous actress,” Sweeney advised PEOPLE Journal through the October 25 premiere of “Christy” at AFI Fest 2025. “I feel her story continues to be very related right this moment in that she handled Hollywood and scrutiny together with her relationships and her personal non-public life and the management of her picture. And I feel that for me, I relate to it in a variety of other ways.”

The movie, directed by Colman Domingo, will discover Novak’s real-life romance with Davis, a relationship that defied the norms and prejudices of Fifties Hollywood.

Their love affair shocked the leisure trade on the time, threatening careers and sparking public backlash.

Whereas Colman Domingo has already met with Novak, Sweeney is counting down the times till she will sit with the Hollywood legend herself.

“As soon as I end “Euphoria,” I swap into “Scandalous!” gear and I will flip my mind into Kim,” Sweeney shared. “I am so excited. I am like, ‘Oh my God. I will meet Kim Novak.’”

The actress is thought for her intense preparation course of, totally immersing herself within the lives of her characters.

For Sweeney, Novak’s story resonates on a deeply private stage, a girl who fought to regulate her narrative in an trade that usually silences ladies.

“I feel her story continues to be very related right this moment,” Sweeney defined, drawing parallels between the previous Hollywood pressures Novak confronted and her personal expertise navigating fame within the social media period.

“Scandalous!” marks a brand new chapter for Sweeney, as she steps into a task that blends glamour, hazard, and social commentary, a story about love, insurrection, and the price of defiance.

Earlier than reworking into Novak, Sweeney has been channeling a really totally different type of energy. Her latest movie “Christy” sees her enjoying real-life boxer Christy Martin, a task that demanded bodily self-discipline and emotional depth.

“At any time when I’d go on set, particularly after I had a few of my boxing scenes, I’d name my coach and say, ‘I do not really feel large enough. I really feel small.’ And I used to be getting in my head and I wasn’t feeling like I gained sufficient,” she recalled.

Her coach helped her push previous self-doubt. “He was like, ‘That is truly what occurs to a variety of bodybuilders earlier than a match. They really feel small, they get of their head, and it is all psychological video games.’ So it was studying rather a lot about attempting to recover from that,” Sweeney continued.

Her dedication to bodily transformation in “Christy” presents a glimpse of the identical dedication she is going to carry to “Scandalous!”

From a gritty boxing ring to the glittering lights of Fifties Hollywood, Sweeney is proving her vary is aware of no limits.

She turned heads on the AFI Fest screening of “Christy” when she stepped onto the pink carpet in a voluminous pink robe and comfortable glam make-up.