Actor David Jonsson is rapidly turning into one in every of Hollywood’s brightest stars. Contemporary off his stellar efficiency in Alien: Romulus, Jonsson is ready to star reverse Sydney Sweeny in Colman Domingo’s directorial debut.
Deadline completely stories that Jonsson will play Sammy Davis Jr., and Sweeney will play movie star Kim Novak in Scandalous. The movie will inform the story of Davis Jr. and Novak’s love affair in 1957.
The web site stories that Colman Domingo’s movie has been fast-tracked at Miramax and can start taking pictures in Los Angeles after Sweeney and Domingo end filming season 3 of the hit HBO sequence Euphoria.
Per Deadline:
Earlier than he turned Miramax CEO, Jon Glickman originated the venture at Panoramic, and remained excessive on it. Novak, star of Vertigo, and Rat Pack member Davis have been on the peak of star energy after they met whereas company on The Steve Allen Present. They fell onerous for one another, however as rumors unfold, the rampant racism in America threatened to derail their careers. Novak expertise the ire of Harry Cohn, the Columbia Footage chief who had the actress below contract. Their covert affair turned massive information when a Chicago gossip columnist in early 1958 wrote an in depth account of their relationship, together with their plans to marry. This regardless of their denials. Davis 9 days later married a Black refrain woman named Loray White.
Sweeney is coming off her efficiency in one of many yr’s sleeper hits, Anybody however You, reverse Glen Powell. Deadline stories that Sweeney was “very energetic” in getting this venture and also will function a producer together with Tani Cohen and Bobby Rock, with Jon Levin as the chief producer.
Domingo has additionally been busy coming off award-worthy performances in Rustin and Sing Sing. He additionally has a movie about Nat King Cole he’ll direct and star in.