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Being the Ricardos will have a lot of explaining to do! The film offers a behind-the-scenes look at what it was like making the classic sitcom I Love Lucy — but it’s not really about the TV series.

a tantalizing teaser, the latest trailer for writer/director Aaron Sorkin’s “Being the Ricardos” finally gives us a look at Nicole Kidman’s interpretation of comedy icon Lucille Ball, and the story looks ambitious to say the least.The film takes place over the course of one production week on “I Love Lucy” and charts the ups and downs of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz’s (Javier Bardem) personal and professional lives, as the trailer reveals that the story covers Ball being accused of communist

Behind the laughs, Lucille Ball’s life was very complicated.

Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem are bringing a famous couple to life! The actors wow with their transformations into Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in the first full-length trailer for , which Amazon Studios released on Wednesday.Aaron Sorkin's flick follows the famous pair during one critical production week of their sitcom, , which comes at a time when they're being threatened by shocking personal accusations, a political smear, and cultural taboos.The trailer shows Kidman and Bardem playing Lucy

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz’s “I Love Lucy,” according to the upcoming biopic “Being the Ricardos.”“I did this show so Desi and I could be together,” says Nicole Kidman, 54, as Ball in the minute-long first teaser for the upcoming Aaron Sorkin film.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorJohn Rich has written music with everyone from Gretchen Wilson to Jon Bon Jovi. For the show he’s about to launch on Fox Business Network, the musician says he’s cribbing notes from Barbara Walters.Rich has been studying Walters’ interviews with luminaries like Johnny Carson, Frank Sinatra and Lucille Ball.

Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem has been approved by the famous couple’s daughter, Lucie Arnaz.In an interview with The Palm Springs Life magazine, the 70-year-old actress raved about Kidman’s performance portraying her mom in the film that she and her brother Desi Arnaz Jr. are executive producing together, according to E! News.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorJoe Morella, a former Variety reporter who became a biographer of numerous Hollywood stars, died Aug. 13 of Covid-related illness in San Diego, Calif.

Lucille Ball's daughter has nothing but praise for Nicole Kidman. Lucie Arnaz is opening up about the Oscar winner's portrayal of her iconic mom.«Nicole did a spectacular job,» Lucie told magazine while talking about the upcoming biopic, in which Javier Bardem stars as her famous father, Desi Arnaz.«The two days that I watched, though, were both little flashbacks — so she was playing Lucy in the late '30s and mid-'40s.

is the show, honey!Lucille Ball, the dearly departed doyenne of American sitcom television, who died in 1989 at age 77, is bouncing onto the audio streaming scene with a new SiriusXM comedy channel, “Let’s Talk to Lucy.”The limited three-week series is set to debut Thursday and will air on SXM channel 104, as well as on Pandora and Stitcher.Named after Ball’s short-lived 1960s CBS Radio show, “Let’s Talk to Lucy” will feature newly resurrected recordings of interviews between the revered

Chris Rock and Nicole Kidman shared a virtual conversation for Variety‘s “Actors on Actors” series, discussing their recent involvement in a pair of acclaimed TV projects: Rock’s turn as a Kansas City mob boss in the fourth season of “Fargo” and Kidman’s performance in HBO’s “The Undoing”.

Nicole Kidman may be an Oscar-winning actress, but even she gets intimidated by certain roles.The actress opened up to Chris Rock about her role as Lucille Ball in the biopic where she revealed that she is «way out of my comfort zone.» The two, who interviewed each other for, began by touching on Kidman taking on different accents, before digging into her latest role.«I’ve had to put in an enormous amount of time on Lucille Ball right now, because she has a very particular way of speaking,»

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.But when he arrived to take them to the event, the snide and bickering couple he found resembled anything but America’s sweethearts.“She shouted denunciations at him, at one point calling him [an ethnic slur].

Nicole Kidman proved she’s so ready to take on the iconic role of Lucille Ball, when she was seen on the set of her upcoming movie, Being The Ricardos, in full glam. The Australian actress, 53, and her co-star Javier Bardem, 52, looked like the spitting image of the 1950s TV icon and her husband, Desi Arnaz as they arrived on the Los Angeles film set. In the April 30 snaps, Nicole wore a sleek blue vest over a blush pink blouse with bell sleeves, and matching blue trousers.

Nicole Kidman was seen in costume as comedienne and actress Lucille Ball in Aaron Sorkin's upcoming biopic Being The Ricardos on Wednesday in Los Angeles.   While on set, the Oscar-winning actress, 53, sported a shoulder-length ginger wig, cream blouse, a pastel blue vest and matching trousers.

Spoken Giants, the first royalties administrator for spoken-word content, is expanding its roster, announcing Wednesday that it’s signed the estates of Bob Hope and Desilu (Lucille Ball/Desi Arnaz) as well as Gabriel Iglesias, Larry the Cable Guy, Elayne Boosler, Jackie Fabulous, Eddie Pepitone, Nephew Tommy, Jeff Dye, and Todd Barry.

Nicole Kidman was being considered for playing the role of Lucille Ball in a new biological film being directed by Aaron Sorkin titled, ‘Being the Ricardos.’ At the time, there was controversy because actress Debra Messing was vying for the same role and spoke openly on social media about wanting the part of playing the legendary comedian.It seems that Kidman officially got the part as new photos emerged of the 53-year-old on set in Los Angeles channeling her inner ‘I love Lucy’ character.

Nicole Kidman is transforming into Lucille Ball for her role as the legendary comedienne in the biopic .

Gloria Henry, who appeared in movies with Gene Autry, Lucille Ball and George Raft before portraying the mother of a chaos-causing kid on the 1960s CBS comedy Dennis the Menace, has died. She was 98.

Lucille Ball's granddaughter has fond memories with the comedy icon, whom she simply remembers as her Nana. Speaking to Hoda Kotb on Monday's episode of the show, Kate Luckinbill-Conner, who is Lucille and Desi Arnaz's granddaughter, shared her favorite memory of her late grandmother.The star died in 1989, while Desi, whom the actress was married to from 1940 to 1960, died three years prior in 1986.

Aaron Sorkin is following up with a biopic about Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz — titled — and that Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem are playing the couple.«I think that the people thought that we've cast them as Lucy and Ricky Ricardo,» Sorkin tells ET's Matt Cohen.

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.

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.

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

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine Nicole Kidman could be gearing up for her next big movie role. The actress, 56, has recently enjoyed TV success with The Undoing, but she could soon be heading back to the big screen, following reports she's set to play Hollywood legend, Lucille Ball.

Debra Messing clearly wants to play Lucille Ball in the upcoming movie being made about the icon’s life, though Nicole Kidman has reportedly landed the role.

Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem are in talks to secure roles in the upcoming Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz flick, "Being the Ricardos," according to reports.  Kidman, 53, will portray Ball while Bardem, 51, will tackle Arnaz.