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She's an Academy Award-winning actress with a host of incredible roles on her resume.And Cate Blanchett addressed her decision to turn down the opportunity to play Lucille Ball in Being the Ricardos during an interview with Variety.The 52-year-old actress was originally cast in the Amazon Prime movie as the iconic comedian, but the role ultimately went to Nicole Kidman. Finally opening up:Cate Blanchett addressed her decision to turn down the opportunity to play Lucille Ball in Being the Ricardos during an interview with Variety'It became the movie it needed to be,' she said.

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Cate Blanchett Addresses Her Decision to Turn Down Lucille Ball Role in 'Being the Ricardos'

Cate Blanchett is getting candid about her career.

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Cate Blanchett on Her Double Oscar Buzz, Skipping ‘Ricardos’ and New Pedro Almodóvar Movie

Clayton Davis Cate Blanchett delivers two outstanding performances that are both in the awards conversation this year: “Don’t Look Up” and “Nightmare Alley.” The star shepherds grace and a hypnotic trance that has the viewer hanging on every single word she releases.With another impressive turn in Adam McKay’s “Don’t Look Up,” Blanchett is a contender in what is easily our strongest field of supporting actress contenders in the last 30 years. Blanchett was shortlisted at BAFTA for “Don’t Look Up,” and also picked up a SAG Award nod for Guillermo del Toro’s “Nightmare Alley.”Variety’s Awards Circuit Podcast recently spoke with Blanchett about her double dip in the awards arena this season, and having to turn down the role of Lucille Ball in Aaron Sorkin’s “Being the Ricardos,” which ultimately went to Nicole Kidman.

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Sundance Docs Feature Underrepresented Voices and Fresh Perspectives

Addie Morfoot ContributorThe 35 feature documentaries heading to this year’s Sundance Film Festival address a wide array of issues, including the U.S. maternal-mortality crisis (Paula Eiselt and Tonya Lewis Lee’s “Aftershock”); the battle over control of women’s bodies (Tia Lessin and Emma Pildes’ “The Janes”); corporate greed (Rory Kennedy’s “Downfall: The Case Against Boeing”); and climate change (Rachel Lears’ “To the End”).But this year’s nonfiction lineup also includes several portrait documentaries: Kanye West (“jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy”), Bill Cosby (“We Need to Talk About Cosby”), Sinéad O’Connor (“Nothing Compares”) and Princess Diana (“The Princess”) are among the many famous and infamous figures being explored.

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Amy Poehler on Her Sundance Documentary ‘Lucy and Desi’ and Being ‘Open’ to Hosting Oscars

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterBelieve it or not (actually, it’s probably easy to believe), there was a time when pregnant women were deemed too risqué for broadcast television. That changed when Lucille Ball was memorably rushed to the hospital to give birth on “I Love Lucy,” the groundbreaking sitcom that co-starred her real-life husband Desi Arnaz and left an indelible mark on show business.“Lucy and Desi,” a new documentary from director Amy Poehler, explores the unlikely rise to fame and enduring legacy of two comedy icons who broke barriers and subverted expectations about what it means to be an all-American couple. In advance of the movie’s premiere at Sundance Film Festival on Jan.

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We Love Lucy: How Nicole Kidman & Javier Bardem Became The Ricardos For Aaron Sorkin

In 1952, the second season of CBS sitcom I Love Lucy set viewing records that, 70 years later, have yet to be beaten. The star was Lucille Ball, a lovable klutz from New York, and her husband Ricky was played by her real-life spouse—Cuban refugee Desi Arnaz. Together they founded Desilu Productions, soon to be the No. 1 independent TV company in America. In 1957, however, a scandal surfaced that threatened to tear it all down: Lucy was a registered Communist. Or was she? That fraught time is brought to life by Aaron Sorkin in his Amazon Studios release Being the Ricardos, starring Nicole Kidman as Lucy and Javier Bardem as Desi. Damon Wise sits down with all three to discuss the forgotten legacy of a most unlikely power couple.

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Kirk Douglas' iconic Beverly Hills home is bought by orthopedic surgeon for $9.015 million

Late actor Kirk Douglas' Beverly Hills home has been sold for $9.015 million, $1.52 million over the asking price, to orthopedic surgeon Dr. Stephen Liu.Real estate agent Rochelle Maize of Nourmand & Associates told The Wall Street Journal that an 'unheard of' 31 offers were put in for the late Spartacus actor's home, which went on the market in December for $7.495 million.'We typically get four to five offers at this price point,' Maize told the publication.

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Nicole Kidman says that women past 40 are “done” in Hollywood

Being The Ricardos.“There’s a consensus in the industry that as a female actor, at about 40, you’re done,” Kidman told Dujour.“I never sat in a chair and heard someone say, ‘You’re past your due date,’” Kidman added, “But I’ve had times where you’re turned down and the door is shut on you. It’s definitely changing and moving.”During the interview Kidman also said that “you’ve got to have a thick skin” when it comes to acting.Ahead of the release of Being The Ricardos, she came up against criticism from Lucille Ball fans, who believed that she failed to authentically embody the famed comedy star.

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Javier Bardem responds to people criticizing his casting as Desi Arnaz in the movie ‘Being the Ricardos’

Javier Bardem is not having it! The actor is defending his role as Desi Arnaz in Being the Ricardos. In a recent cover story for The Hollywood Reporter, the 52-year-old actor and his costar Nicole Kidman opened up about people’s reaction after they were cast to portray iconic I Love Lucy’s Arnaz and Lucille Ball.The Oscar winner told the publication that playing the Cuban-American star or other characters is the whole point of his job.

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Javier Bardem responds to criticism about being Spanish and playing Cuban American Desi Arnaz

Javier Bardem has responded to the criticism over his being Spanish and playing Cuban American actor Desi Arnaz.The 52-year-old Oscar winner stars in the movie Being The Ricardos opposite Nicole Kidman who plays sitcom icon Lucille Ball.'I’m an actor, and that’s what I do for a living: try to be people that I’m not,' Javier told The Hollywood Reporterin a new interview.

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Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem talk playing Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in 'Being the Ricardos'

Nicole Kidman and her "Being the Ricardos" co-star Javier Bardem opened up about what it was like to get to know the real-life characters they embody, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. The duo stars in the upcoming movie from writer Aaron Sorkin that details a particularly eventful week in the life of the couple who were married on-screen and off while working on the show "I Love Lucy" from 1951 to 1957.To promote the film’s Dec. 10 release, the duo has been discussing in-depth what it was like to both learn about their real-life counterparts as well as capture the unparalleled chemistry they had together. "I mean, all of it.

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Nicole Kidman & Javier Bardem on Toughest Part of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz Transformations (Exclusive)

Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem were fully prepared to become Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.The actors take on the role of the iconic couple and comedy legends in. ET's Nischelle Turner spoke with Oscar winners at the New York Premiere at Jazz at Lincoln Center on Thursday, where they shared the toughest part of transforming into Ball and Arnaz.«I think that demystifying [her], that's where I was lucky that [director] Aaron Sorkin felt so confident in what he'd written, and what he was doing was the story he wanted to tell,» Kidman expressed.

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Nicole Kidman was terrified to play Lucille Ball after backlash

irate “I Love Lucy” fans argued that Debra Messing would have been a better choice.Kidman made the claim during a Q&A in Los Angeles on Saturday night, following a preview screening of the film, which is set for general release on Dec.

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

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.

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Aaron Sorkin defends casting of Nicole Kidman in ‘Being The Ricardos’

Being The Ricardos.Lucille and Desi’s daughter Lucie Arnaz has praised Kidman’s performance, and even recorded a special message on Instagram after seeing the full film.“It’s friggin’ amazing,” Lucie said.

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‘Being the Ricardos’: Everything to Know About the Nicole Kidman Film Inspired by Lucille Ball

Being the Ricardos will have a lot of explaining to do! The film offers a behind-the-scenes look at what it was like making the classic sitcom I Love Lucy — but it’s not really about the TV series.

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Lucie Arnaz revealed how she feels about Nicole Kidman portraying her mother Lucille Ball in new film

Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem has been approved by the famous couple’s daughter, Lucie Arnaz.In an interview with The Palm Springs Life magazine, the 70-year-old actress raved about Kidman’s performance portraying her mom in the film that she and her brother Desi Arnaz Jr. are executive producing together, according to E! News.

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Chris Rock Tells Nicole Kidman He’s Fired People For Not Listening To A Woman’s Instructions

Chris Rock and Nicole Kidman shared a virtual conversation for Variety‘s “Actors on Actors” series, discussing their recent involvement in a pair of acclaimed TV projects: Rock’s turn as a Kansas City mob boss in the fourth season of “Fargo” and Kidman’s performance in HBO’s “The Undoing”.

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Nicole Kidman Says Playing Lucille Ball Is 'Way Out of My Comfort Zone'

Nicole Kidman may be an Oscar-winning actress, but even she gets intimidated by certain roles.The actress opened up to Chris Rock about her role as Lucille Ball in the biopic where she revealed that she is «way out of my comfort zone.» The two, who interviewed each other for, began by touching on Kidman taking on different accents, before digging into her latest role.«I’ve had to put in an enormous amount of time on Lucille Ball right now, because she has a very particular way of speaking,» Kidman told Rock. «She is up there…I am way out of my comfort zone right now, Chris.

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Nicole Kidman Looks Like Lucille Ball’s Twin In New Set Pics With Javier Badem As Desi Arnez — Pic

Nicole Kidman proved she’s so ready to take on the iconic role of Lucille Ball, when she was seen on the set of her upcoming movie, Being The Ricardos, in full glam. The Australian actress, 53, and her co-star Javier Bardem, 52, looked like the spitting image of the 1950s TV icon and her husband, Desi Arnaz as they arrived on the Los Angeles film set. In the April 30 snaps, Nicole wore a sleek blue vest over a blush pink blouse with bell sleeves, and matching blue trousers.

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Nicole Kidman Rocks Red Hair As She Transforms Into Lucille Ball For New Movie — See Set Pics

With each new update from Being The Ricardos, the Aaron Sorkin-helmed biopic comes new glimpses of Nicole Kidman channeling the Hollywood legend Lucille Ball. The latest look of Nicole, 53, as the I Love Lucy star came on Tuesday (Apr. 27), when she and co-star Javier Bardem were spotted on set. Nicole was in full costume, with red hair in tight curls to mimic the comedy icon. In the Long Beach, California sun, the red really shone through, making Nicole look more like Lucile than ever before. As for Javier, 52, he was dressed in a white tuxedo jacket, and black cummerbund, reminiscent of Desi Arnez’s outfit as Ricky Ricardo on I Love Lucy.

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