Nicole Kidman Vows To ‘Try Her Best’ While Playing Lucille Ball After Casting Controversy

We may have found our Fred and Ethel Mertz!

Also Read: Nicole Kidman in Talks to Replace Cate Blanchett in Aaron Sorkin's Lucille Ball Biopic With Javier BardemEscape Artists will produce the film with Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal and Steve Tisch as producers and Jenna Block and David Bloomfield as executive producers. Ball and Arnaz’s children, Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz Jr.

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-winner J.K. Simmons has been tapped to play actor William Frawley in Amazon’s and Aaron Sorkin’s Being The Ricardos, film about the relationship between the I Love Lucy stars. Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem are in final negotiations to play Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in the film with Sorkin writing and directing. Frawley famously played Ball and Arnaz’s co-star in the I Love Lucy show in the role of Fred Mertz.

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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.

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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.

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.

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Debra Messing is campaigning to play an iconic actress.