Sydney Sweeney is one of Hollywood’s most sought-after stars, and consistently places herself at the forefront of pop culture discussion, which makes her the perfect choice for one upcoming role in particular. While she’s still early in her career, she’s already a superstar, due to her acting roles and commercial appeal.

She has been an active actor since the early 2010s and has starred in several prominent projects, such as Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. She gained wider recognition thanks to roles in HBO’s Euphoria and season 1 of The White Lotus. In the 2020s, she’s had starring roles in more high-profile films like Madame Web and Anyone But You.

She recently starred in Apple’s Echo Valley and has several films left this year, including Eden, Christy, and The Housemaid. Recently, Sweeney landed the role of Kim Novak in Colman Domingo’s Scandalous, and it’s fitting that the Immaculate actor will play a Hollywood legend who had a similar rise to stardom early in their career.

Sydney Sweeney’s Career Is A Lot Like Kim Novak’s

Novak emerged as a Hollywood star during the 1950s. At 22 years old, she starred in 1955’s Picnic and The Man with the Golden Arm. In 1958, she starred alongside James Stewart in Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo, a film often considered one of the greatest ever made. She was a prominent Sєx symbol of the 1950s and 1960s and still receives praise for her performance in Hitchcock’s classic thriller.

Since Novak was a significant public figure, her personal life was often in the limelight, leading to the subject of Domingo’s film. Scandalous details the relationship between Novak and Rat Pack member Sammy Davis Jr. Their relationship sparked controversy during the Civil Rights Movement, leading to conflicts with the mafia, studio heads, and even Frank Sinatra.

Sweeney will play Novak alongside David Jonsson’s Davis Jr. in the new film, and it’s notable how similar the Euphoria star’s rise to fame is to Novak’s. They both started their careers young and rose to fame thanks to their talent as performers and the attention driven by their beauty. This helped them achieve box office stardom in their 20s, become sought after by studios for more work, and by companies for endorsements.

The Novak role itself also comes at an interesting time for Sweeney’s career. Domingo’s directorial debut details a scandal in Novak’s career, where divisive politics played a role in the public’s perception of her relationship with Davis Jr. That is not completely unfamiliar water for Sweeney, who currently finds herself amid an American Eagle jeans ad campaign that has sparked online debate.

This makes Sydney Sweeney‘s role in Scandalous all the more intriguing. The real-life similarities between her and Novak could allow the film star to bring some of her own experiences into her performance. She could transform into an even more believable portrayal of the Vertigo star now. Colman Domingo couldn’t have cast a better actress for this part, it seems.