Writer-Director Aaron Sorkin Defends ‘Being The Ricardos’ Over Casting Criticism

“House of Gucci” isn’t making the Gucci family very happy.

When Kosovan writer-director Blerta Basholli met war widow Fahrije Hoti, the subject of her new feature film Hive, she was immediately struck by her strength of character and personality, which helped shape how she would approach making a feature film based on the story of Hoti’s life after the Kosovo War.

After Luzzu made history by becoming the first Maltese feature to compete in a major international festival, the pic now sails its way to the Oscar race as the nation’s International Feature submission.

Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem are front and center on the newest poster for Being The Ricardos.

Nicole Kidman leaves a Q&A screening for her new film Being the Ricardos in New York City on Monday (November 16).

With the release of Aaron Sorkin’s highly anticipated Lucille Ball biopic Being The Ricardos fast approaching, leading lady Nicole Kidman is opening up about how the backlash over her casting affected her performance!

As with his past features Beginners and 20th Century Women, writer-director Mike Mills focused his latest effort, C’mon C’mon, on family—this time honing in not on his relationship with his father or mother, but instead on that between an adult and a child.

Joachim Trier, who directed The Worst Person in the World and co-wrote it with Eskil Vogt, said his Norwegian rom-com is epic in scope. Trier spoke with Deadline’s Matt Grobar at The Contenders Film: Los Angeles event Sunday.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorAaron Sorkin’s “Being the Ricardos” took over Westwood Village on Saturday night as both press and SAG-AFTRA members lined the streets around the Bruin Theater, keen to get their eyes on Nicole Kidman as Lucille Ball and Javier Bardem as Desi Arnaz.Kidman received a standing ovation as she joined Bardem, Sorkin, Nina Arianda, Tony Hale and J.K.

#BeingtheRicardos might not be for you.

Aaron Sorkin and the cast of Being the Ricardos hit the stage for Deadline’s Contenders Film: Los Angeles on Sunday. The Amazon romantic drama, which celebrates the legacy of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, is set to premiere December 10 in theaters, then debut on Amazon Prime Video 11 days later.

Clayton Davis After revisiting a slice of 1960s history in last year’s “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” Aaron Sorkin has turned his lens in “Being the Ricardos,” cataloging a politically tumultuous week in the 1950s for Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz during the heyday of “I Love Lucy.” The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences often falls hard for movies about old Hollywood, and it would be foolish that they’ve changed their tune, especially after seeing films such as “Mank” from David Fincher

Being The Ricardos.Lucille and Desi’s daughter Lucie Arnaz has praised Kidman’s performance, and even recorded a special message on Instagram after seeing the full film.“It’s friggin’ amazing,” Lucie said.

Disney+ Day brought about news about the streaming platform’s upcoming slate of new programming. Among the slew of announcements were updates on the upcoming Cars series and The Princess and the Frog offshoot Tiana.

When it was announced that Aaron Sorkin had cast Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem for “Being the Ricardos,” as Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, respectively, folks were surprised. Some were shocked at the caliber of star Sorkin was bringing in for his biopic, but others were upset, specifically with the notion of Bardem as Arnaz.