Nicole Kidman & Javier Bardem In Talks To Play Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz For Amazon Movie

“I love Lucille [Ball], having looked now and delved into her,” Nicole Kidman told Variety when discussing her role in Aaron Sorkin’s Being the Ricardos. Nicole, 53, will bring the I Love Lucy icon to life opposite Javier Bardem, who will portray Lucy’s husband, on-screen costar, and creative partner, Desi Arnaz. At first, news of Nicole landing the part was met with some skepticism and criticism from fans online, but Nicole swears she’ll put her all into the part.

Nicole Kidman is ready to step in Lucille Ball's shoes. While the actress' casting as the comedy icon caused controversy earlier this month, she couldn't be more excited to take on the role in Aaron Sorkin's upcoming film. «I was like, 'Yeah, I would love to give it a go,'» Kidman said in an interview with  published on Wednesday.

Nicole Kidman has broken her silence about her upcoming role as Lucille Ball in "Being the Ricardos." Kidman, 53, opened up to Variety on Wednesday to talk about playing Ball opposite Javier Bardem, 51 — who is set to play Ricky Ricardo — in the Aaron Sorkin-directed biopic. "I was like, ‘Yeah, I would love to give it a go,’" Kidman stated in the interview.

Nicole Kidman is opening up about playing Lucille Ball in the upcoming film Being the Ricardos after her casting caused public outcry on social media.

Nicole Kidman is about to embark on one of her most challenging roles.

Lucille Ball's daughter has defended Nicole Kidman's casting in 'Being The Ricardos'. Kidman and Javier Bardem are in talks to play the comedy legend and her husband Desi Arnaz in the movie and the decision to cast Nicole has been backed by the couple's daughter Lucie Arnaz.

Nicole Kidman, after news that the star is in talks to play her mother was met with a backlash online. The comedy legend will be depicted in Aaron Sorkin’s new film, Being the Ricardos, which will focus on the on and off-screen relationship between Ball and her husband Desi Arnaz.

Nearly hours after Deadline learned that Nicole Kidman is in negotiations to play Lucille Ball in Aaron Sorkin’s Being The Ricardos, social media users challenged the casting. On Sunday, Ball and Desi Arnaz’s daughter Lucie Arnaz set the record straight on who will play her mother.

Lucie Arnaz is opening up about the controversy of Nicole Kidman playing her mother, Lucille Ball, in a biopic.

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have an incredible life with their daughters Sunday and Faith and, prior to the lockdown, they benefited from travelling around the world on a regular basis.MORE: Nicole Kidman unveils natural hair in video with daughters Sunday and FaithWhat's more, the celebrity couple and their children have a rather unique and fabulous living situation, as they split their time between various countries and homes, primarily the United States and the UK, where they have houses in

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz's daughter Lucie Arnaz has a little something to say about the controversy surrounding the actors that will play her parents in an upcoming movie.

Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem were being eyed to play Ball and Arnaz, respectively, some fans took to social media, suggesting other actresses to portray Ball.

Comedy dynamite! Anthony Anderson praised his Black-ish costar Tracee Ellis Ross and gushed about their onscreen magic over the last seven years.

Dick Van Dyke and the Marvel Cinematic Universe are two entities that don't appear to have anything in common, yet the legendary actor helped influence the vision for Disney+'s upcoming series "WandaVision." In the superhero series, Elizabeth Olsen's Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch and Paul Bettany's Vision travel through the '60s, '70s, '80s in sets and storylines inspired by "I Love Lucy," "The Brady Bunch," and "Family Ties." So who better to seek advice from than Van Dyke, whose '60s sitcom

Nicole Kidman is the real deal. Throughout her decades of performing, she’s worked with some of the best filmmakers on some of the most interesting projects, even if they weren’t always going to be guaranteed hits.

Debra Messing is campaigning to play an iconic actress.