Amazon Studios has dropped the full trailer of the highly anticipated Being the Ricardos, the movie about Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball starring Academy Award-winners Javier Bardem and Nicole Kidman.
The feature takes place in of a week on their hit show I Love Lucy on a soundstage. It digs deep into the couple’s complex romantic and professional relationship, with flashbacks during one critical production week of the show. The famous Hollywood power couple, Desi a creative production innovator, and she the redhead comedienne whose antics had audiences tuning in to the tune of 11 million viewers a week. This duo are one of the most beloved and legendary family ever created for television audiences. I Love Lucy was the total creation of Arnaz and Ball.
Being the Ricardos is executive produced by the two children of Ball and Arnaz, Desi Arnaz Jr. and Lucie Arnaz.
The film is directed by Oscar-winner Aaron Sorkin, who also wrote the script. Also starring in the film are J. K. Simmons, Nina Arianda, Tony Hale, Alia Shawkat, Jake Lacy, Clark Gregg, Nelson Franklin, John Rubinstein, Linda Lavin, Robert Pine and Christopher Denham.
Sorkin defends dismisses criticism of his casting of a Spaniard in the role of Cuban-born Arnaz, telling The Hollywood Reporter, “As far as audience anticipation, that’s something I’m just not worried about,” adding, “I want to tell you my opinion on this and I stand by it, which is this: Spanish and Cuban aren’t actable, OK? They’re not actable”.
The much-anticipated film millions of fans of these two iconic personalities Lucy and Desi will open in theaters Dec. 10 and start streaming on Amazon Prime Dec. 21.
Featured Photo: Being the Ricardos (Credit: Amazon Studios)
