Nicole Kidman is thrilled to play Lucille Ball in biopic: 'She's an amazing woman'

By Mimy

Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman is excited to play Lucille Ball, even if fans of Debra Messing might disagree with the Big Little Lies star's casting.

"I love Lucille, having looked now and delved into her," Kidman told Variety. "She's an amazing woman."

The casting of the Australia-born actress as the lovable Lucy in Aaron Sorkin's movie Being The Ricardos sparked a social media outcry among Messing fans, who cited the sitcom actress' portrayal of Ball in a recent Will & Grace episode as proof as she should play the TV icon.

But Kidman isn't fazed by the Twitter drama. Rather, she was lured by the combination of Sorkin's dialogue - he's the writer in addition to directing the Amazon Studios project - and Javier Bardem's casting as Desi Arnaz.

The movie reportedly follows a week in the real life of Ball and Arnaz during which they have a fight that almost derails their marriage.

"I'm very excited for people to see what Aaron found out about her and the way he's interpreted Desi and Lucy and the way that it's so rich. I didn't know any of this," Kidman said.

Fans egged on by Messing's retweets, complained a couple of weeks back after Kidman and Bardem's name were leaked. They compared Messing's comedic chops to Kidman's (unfavourably on the Oscar winner's side, obviously) and praised the Will & Grace star's expressive face.

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