01of 07Nicole Kidman as Lucille BallMike Marsland/WireImage; Herbert Dorfman/Corbis via GettyBig Little LiesstarNicole Kidmantakes on the role of thelate comedy icon, Lucille Ball– whomBeing the RicardosdirectorAaron Sorkindescribed in aCBS Morninginterview as “the most powerful person in television.“Kidman told PEOPLEshe studied Ball’s movements in order to perfect her look onscreen. “It was my obsession to get it absolutely accurate.“The film pulls back the curtains ofI Love Lucy, revealing complex relationships, production crises, and political tension – all set during a tumultuous week of taping the 1951 sitcom.Kidman was alsonominated for a 2022 Oscarfor Best Actress for her role.
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Nicole Kidman as Lucille Ball
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Big Little LiesstarNicole Kidmantakes on the role of thelate comedy icon, Lucille Ball– whomBeing the RicardosdirectorAaron Sorkindescribed in aCBS Morninginterview as “the most powerful person in television.”
Kidman told PEOPLEshe studied Ball’s movements in order to perfect her look onscreen. “It was my obsession to get it absolutely accurate.”
The film pulls back the curtains ofI Love Lucy, revealing complex relationships, production crises, and political tension – all set during a tumultuous week of taping the 1951 sitcom.
Kidman was alsonominated for a 2022 Oscarfor Best Actress for her role.
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Javier Bardem as Desi Arnaz
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SkyfallactorJavier Bardemplays Ball’s husband and costar,Desi Arnaz– who played a crucial part in the sitcom’s success, both in front of and behind the camera.
The film also reveals the romantic, yet trying relationship between real-life couple Arnaz and Ball.
Bardem was also nominated for a 2022 Oscar for Best Actor for his role.
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Nina Arianda as Vivian Vance
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Tony Award-winning actressNina AriandaplaysVivian Vance– who co-starred as the character Ethel Mertz inI Love Lucy.
Arianda said in aCBS Sunday Morninginterview, “Rumor has it that before they even set eyes on each other, Bill had overheard Vivian complain that she’s going to be paired up with ‘this old man’… that ‘you’re marrying me to my grandfather.’ That did not go over well with Bill.”
04of 07J.K. Simmons as William FrawleyKevin Winter/Getty; GettySpider-ManstarJ.K. Simmonsplays Bill Frawley inBeing the Ricardos– the actor who plays Fred Mertz inI Love Lucy.Simmons toldCBS Sunday Morningthat he was shocked to learn about the toxic relationship between the original costars.He said, “I was really surprised that Bill and Vivian just couldn’t stand each other. I thought that was just characters. I thought that was the Mertzs.“Simmons was also nominated for a 2022 Oscar Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role.
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J.K. Simmons as William Frawley
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Spider-ManstarJ.K. Simmonsplays Bill Frawley inBeing the Ricardos– the actor who plays Fred Mertz inI Love Lucy.
Simmons toldCBS Sunday Morningthat he was shocked to learn about the toxic relationship between the original costars.
He said, “I was really surprised that Bill and Vivian just couldn’t stand each other. I thought that was just characters. I thought that was the Mertzs.”
Simmons was also nominated for a 2022 Oscar Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role.
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Alia Shawkat as Madelyn Pugh
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Arrested DevelopmentstarAlia Shawkatplays Madelyn Pugh – a television writer for the sitcomI Love Lucy.
Pugh concocted some of the most memorable scenes, alongside her fellow writing partners, including the episodes when Lucy dangles from a hotel balcony, poses as a sculpture, and stomps and wrestles in a vat full of grapes.
06of 07Jake Lacy as Bob Carroll Jr.Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty; CBS via GettyThe OfficeactorJake Lacyplays Bob Carroll Jr. – anotherI Love Lucywriter who’s credited for creating the ludicrous physical predicaments Ball gets herself into.
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Jake Lacy as Bob Carroll Jr.
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The OfficeactorJake Lacyplays Bob Carroll Jr. – anotherI Love Lucywriter who’s credited for creating the ludicrous physical predicaments Ball gets herself into.
07of 07Tony Hale as Jess OppenheimerJim Spellman/WireImage; CBS Photo Archive/GettyVeepactor Tony Hale plays Jess Oppenheimer inBeing the Ricardos– the head writer and producer ofI Love Lucy.Hale toldEntertainment Tonighthow he got into character saying, “I really just tried to look at Jess and his relationship to Lucy… their relationship, and then his relationship with Desi, just to kind of find those human relationships.”
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Tony Hale as Jess Oppenheimer
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Veepactor Tony Hale plays Jess Oppenheimer inBeing the Ricardos– the head writer and producer ofI Love Lucy.
Hale toldEntertainment Tonighthow he got into character saying, “I really just tried to look at Jess and his relationship to Lucy… their relationship, and then his relationship with Desi, just to kind of find those human relationships.”
source: people.com
