Lucille Ball’s daughter Lucie Arnaz defends the casting of Nicole Kidman as a comedy icon

Lucie Arnaz has defended the casting of Nicole Kidman as her mother Lucille Ball in an upcoming Aaron Sorkin film.

Rumors about Nicole sparked a whirlwind of online talks about who would be best suited for the role, with Debra Messing connecting herself for the role on Twitter.

However, 69-year-old Lucie posted a Facebook video urging fans to “stop arguing about who should play it; it doesn’t look like her, the nose isn’t the same, it’s not so much fun “

Lucie noted that the audience “enthusiastically commented on the choice of the casting which was not exactly announced, but which was leaked the other day through the press. And you know, it’s a done deal, but the contracts they are not signed, which is why I have not said anything about them publicly.

He laughed and added, “But I felt like I should at least try to calm the waters here. Looks like there’s a lot of discussion about Nicole Kidman.” “It should be Debra Messing!” “It should be Carole Cook!” I do not know.

Debra relentlessly showed up for the role on Twitter last week amid reports that Nicole was in talks to lead the image cast.

He retweeted several of his fans who said it would be a better option, citing his tribute to I Love Lucy in the last season of Will And Grace.

During that tribute, Debra dressed up as a character from Lucille’s sitcom Lucy Ricardo to recreate some of her pieces, including her Vitameatavegamin ad and her attempts to work the assembly line at a chocolate factory.

However, Lucie pointed out, “Here’s the deal: what you should understand. We’re not doing a remake of I Love Lucy. No one should impersonate Lucy Ricardo, or the Vitameatavegamin routine, the chocolate factory. nor anything silly.

He stated, “It’s the story of Lucille Ball, my real mother, not Lucy Ricardo, and her husband Desi Arnaz, my father, not Ricky Ricardo. There will be humor in the film, but it’s a story of all two, of how they met and what went well when they found the show, what went wrong: their relationship, their love affair.

Lucie added, “Now, of course, she’ll have I Love Lucy. In fact, Aaron Sorkin has put her on stage for a shoot, a week of rehearsal (rehearsing and filming the show), but all these other things take place during this time.Very little of the show is actually things like I Love Lucy.

She continued, “I don’t think it will disappoint you, though. Aaron has done a wonderful job of bringing these characters to life and it’s just a little soup. It’s a small portion of life on his journey.

The show’s legacy noted, “It’s not the whole story. It’s not a cradle-to-grave biopic. It’s a two-hour feature film about these two people and some of the remarkable things they lived through.

He concluded his message by encouraging fans to ‘Trust us. It will be a good movie. And PS the vote is over. I love you all.’

Aaron Sorkin writes and directs the upcoming biopic Being The Ricardos for Amazon after his streaming success with The Trial Of The Chicago 7 for Netflix.

While Nicole is said to be Lucy’s choice, Javier Bardem is in talks over the role of her husband and co-star Desi Arnaz, Deadline reported last week.

Desi, who played Lucy’s band leader’s husband Ricky Ricardo, on her show, had a tumultuous marriage to her in real life.

She first filed for divorce in 1944, according to reports from drinking and drinking, but they reunited before finally separating in 1960.

Meanwhile, they produced two children and the sitcom that recorded them in the television legend, which runs from 1951 to 1957.

They also starred together in films throughout their marriage, including Forever, Darling and the comedy The Long, Long Trailer by Vincente Minnelli.

Despite their divorce, in which she described her marriage as a “nightmare”, Lucy and Desi remained publicly friendly for the rest of their lives.

Lucy married the Gary Borscht Belt comic in 1961 and remained with him until his death in 1989, while Desi married an Edith Hirsch in 1963.

Edith and Desi died of cancer a year apart; she passed away in 1985 and her husband, who loved the cigars of his native Cuba, succumbed to lung cancer in 1986.

Aaron Sorkin’s new biopic is about a week dedicated to making an episode of I Love Lucy during which Lucy and Desi’s marriage falters.

It is said that the turbulent week, which runs from the table read to the recording in front of a studio audience, also includes a professional landmine for the couple.