Sydney Sweeney seems to have a particular penchant for biopics. Her film chronicling the life of boxing champion Christy Martin was announced last year, and we’ve seen the actor in various stages of intense training for the role. Then, in October, another exciting project profiling a just as fascinating life was revealed, a biopic based on the life of actress Kim Novak and directed by Colman Domingo.

Titled Scandalous, the film will focus on the classic American screen star’s romance with ’50s singer and Rat Pack legend Sammy David Jr, to be played by Industry actor David Jonsson. It will be marked as Met Gala 2025 co-chair Domingo’s directorial debut.

Giving us something of a preview to her role and the glamorous, era-appropriate fashions the film will exult, Sydney Sweeney appeared at the Met Gala 2025 in a shimmering black Miu Miu gown that paid homage to Kim Novak. The dress, which features an elegant circular neckline and brooch detail, is a direct reference to what Novak wore in Robert Aldrich’s 1967 film The Demon of Women. Even back then, the look Novak wore was a reflection og the sparkly dress and brooch look that one Joan Crawford had worn in the film The Bride Wore Red (1937).

According to Variety, Domingo hopes to shoot his new project this year, after Sweeney’s completion of Euphoria season 3.