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Sydney Sweeney exclusively tells PEOPLE that she’s “so excited” to meet Kim Novak ahead of playing her in the upcoming biopic Scandalous!

The Colman Domingo-directed film will follow the real-life story of Novak’s 1950s romance with musician Sammy Davis Jr.

“I'm incredibly honored to be bringing Kim to life," Sweeney says

Sydney Sweeney is counting down the days until she comes face-to-face with Kim Novak .

Ahead of portraying the Hollywood legend in the upcoming biopic Scandalous! , Sweeney, 28, exclusively tells PEOPLE that while she hasn’t met the Vertigo star just yet, she will soon have the opportunity to pick her brain.

“I'm incredibly honored to be bringing Kim to life. I mean, she is such an amazing actress,” Sweeney says during the Oct. 25 premiere of

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