Nicole Kidman Recalls How ‘Frightening’ It Was to Play Lucille Ball in ‘Being the Ricardos’: ‘I Had Massive Trepidation’

variety.com:

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.

Simmons for the post-screening Q&A..“I had massive trepidation about a month prior, and Aaron had to get on the phone and send me emails saying, ‘You’ve got this,'” Kidman revealed when asked if she knew she had it in her to play the comedian.

Sorkin championed her and the whole cast throughout the nine-week shoot. “It was frightening but incredibly exciting,” she added..