Lucille Ball Biopic: Last News

Nicole Kidman showed off her natural curls in a cute selfie that was shared on Twitter on June 10. The 53-year-old mom-of-four took the photo on the day that she interviewed actor and comedian Chris Rock for Variety magazine.

Ramin Setoodeh Executive EditorAs far as the internet is concerned, Nicole Kidman must be practicing how to scheme with Ethel and gulping mouthfuls of vitameatavegamin as Lucille Ball in an upcoming biopic about the star comedian.But in an interview for Variety‘s Actors on Actors TV issue, on newsstands this week, Kidman revealed to Chris Rock that “Being the Ricardos,” the movie that she’s currently filming, will tackle some serious themes. Javier Bardem plays Desi Arnaz in the film written and directed by Aaron Sorkin.“The strange thing about Lucille Ball is that everyone thinks we’re remaking the ‘I Love Lucy’ show, and it’s so not that,” Kidman says.

Dave McNary Film ReporterCate Blanchett’s untitled Lucille Ball biopic and Sylvester Stallone’s “Little America” are among a dozen projects selected for $40 million tax credit allocations by the California Film Commission.The list, unveiled Monday, includes “Moonshadow,” the story of a transgender teen sent to conversion camp, which also has a trans creative team, cast and crew; “Ashes to Ocean,” which revolves around an Asian family; “The Test,” which focuses on immigration and citizenship; New Regency’s thriller “Black Hole,” based on a graphic novel; and “Half Baked 2.” Universal’s “Live Feed” received the largest allocation with $10 million.“As a project with many trans and other gender non-confirming creative team members, cast and