Aaron Sorkin’s biographical drama Being the Ricardos almost cast another Oscar-winning Australian actress as Lucille Ball, and its star is addressing the switch-up for the first time.

The Academy Award–winning actress plunges headfirst into the role of comedy giant Lucille Ball in Being the Ricardos, now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.

What's real and what’s not in ‘Being the Ricardos.’

Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem both tried to back out of their roles as Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in Aaron Sorkin’s new biopic, Being the Ricardos.

The Oscar winners had little idea what they were signing up for when they agreed to play America’s most iconic comedy couple in Aaron Sorkin’s new film: “Oh sh** what did we do?”

“I met Masha – I did not meet Nicole und we wrapped and clapped for her,” co-star Regina Hall says of Kidman’s method acting.

Nicole Kidman fashioned a stunning black double-breasted twill blazer with white stitching designed by Chloé as she stepped out at the 2018 Toronto Film Festival.