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Tony Hale, who plays the sitcom's executive
producer Jess Oppenheimer, said audiences don't need to know "I
Love Lucy" prior to watching the film, which was written and
directed by Aaron Sorkin.
"Sorkin always wanted us to focus on the humanity of what these
characters are going through," Hale said. "They're human beings
dealing with high stakes."
During one week of the sitcom's production, Ball is not only
accused of being a Communist by the media, but there are reports
that Arnaz is being unfaithful to her. She also discovers that
she is pregnant.
Despite showing the couple at their lowest, their daughter Lucie
Arnaz has given high praise to the production, saying that
Kidman has "my mother's soul".
The film depicts the huge strides Ball made as a woman in show
business, heading her own production studio and being pregnant
on camera.
"She's the only woman in the room, a room filled with men, with
executives and she held her own and was self-respecting and so
smart about what works in comedy and what needs to be done in
terms of respecting the audience," said Ball's real-life friend
Linda Lavin, who plays one of the sitcom's writers.
Bardem told Reuters it was not ideal to shoot the film during
the pandemic as he and Kidman were unable to meet prior to the
filming to create a comfortable relationship.
"But it happened. It happened because she's a great actress, and
we did our homework and we came very prepared for it," Bardem
said, referring to Kidman.
"Being the Ricardos" will be released in theaters on Dec. 10 in
the United States before streaming on Amazon on Dec. 21.
(Reporting by Rollo Ross; Editing by Karishma Singh and Ana
Nicolaci da Costa)
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