Blanchett had been in early talks to portray Lucille Ball in the Amazon drama.
“It just took too long and we lost her,” she said.
“I was devastated.”
Nicole Kidman replaced fellow Aussie Cate Blanchett for the starring role in ‘Being the Ricardos.'.Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images; Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images
Arnaz said the casting process had been challenging before finding Kidman.
“None of them made me happy,” she said.
“It was always like, who’s the flavor of the month?
Nicole Kidman as Lucille Ball in ‘Being the Ricardos.'.Glen Wilson/Amazon Studios
Who’s got the hot movie of the minute?”
“I went, ‘What have I said yes to?'”
Kidman said while onLive With Kelly and Ryanearlier this month.
“To which I then went, ‘Oh no, I’m not right.
Everyone thinks I’m not right so I’m going to give a shot to sidestep this.”
Sorkin and the film crew had other ideas.
“The producer Todd Black and Aaron Sorkin were both like, ‘Absolutely not,'” Kidman said.
“I was in Australia and they were like, ‘No.’
Being the Ricardosis available to stream on Amazon Prime Video now.
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