Nicole Kidman looks ethereal in flowy Armani Privé gown as she is joined by on-screen husband Javier Bardem at Being The Ricardos premiere in LA
She is portraying one of the most iconic television stars of all-time, Lucille Ball.
So it comes as no surprise that Nicole Kidman brought the old Hollywood glamour to the red carpet as she attended the premiere of Being The Ricardos in Los Angeles on Monday night.
The actress, 54, looked ethereal in a flowy Armani Privé gown as she was joined by her on-screen husband Javier Bardem at the star-studded film launch.
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Simply stunning: Nicole Kidman looked ethereal in a flowy Armani Privé gown at the premiere of Being The Ricardos in Los Angeles on Monday night
Dynamic duo: The 54-year-old Australian actress she was joined by her on-screen husband Javier Bardem for the star-studded launch of the period biopic
The film is based on a true story film is centered around Lucille (Kidman) and her husband Desi Arnaz (Bardem) as they face a crisis that could end their careers and another that could end their marriage.
Nicole looked stunning as always in the strapless grey number which featured a tulle skirt and jeweled detailing at the chest.
She accessorized the look with plenty of jewelry including a diamond-encrusted necklace and dangling earrings combination.
Icons: The film is based on a true story film is centered around Lucille (Kidman) and her husband Desi Arnaz (Bardem) – as the real life couple are seen in 1954 – as they face a crisis that could end their careers and another that could end their marriage
In the details: Nicole looked stunning as always in the strapless grey number which featured a tulle skirt and jeweled detailing at the chest
Shining star: She accessorized the look with plenty of jewelry including a diamond-encrusted necklace and dangling earrings combination
Ravishing: Her signature fiery red locks were worn into an elegant updo as she accentuated her evergreen looks with natural make-up contrasted with a swipe of bright red lip
Uh oh: Nicole hit a bit of a snag on the red carpet as she had to adjust her jeweled stiletto
Happy: Nicole posed up a storm on the red carpet
In the details: Nicole looked absolutely fantastic as she channelled her character’s period setting with her stunning gown
All eyes on her: She showcased her enchanting smile in her elegant ensemble
Her signature fiery red locks were worn into an elegant updo as she accentuated her evergreen looks with natural make-up contrasted with a swipe of bright red lip.
Bardem, 52, – who played the actor known for his role as Ricky Ricardo on the iconic sitcom – looked handsome in all black including suit, dress shirt, tie, and patent leather dress shoes.
No doubt the two talented stars forged quite the bond playing on-screen lovers as they held hands while strutting the red carpet together.
Dapper: Bardem, 52, cut a dapper figure in all black including a suit, dress shirt, tie, and patent leather dress shoes
Sweet: No doubt the two talented stars forged quite the bond playing on-screen lovers as they held hands while strutting the red carpet together
Aww: The chemistry between the talented thespians was palpable
Good times: They even stopped to share a few laughs together
Having a laugh: The two stars hammed it up as they posed up a storm for the cameras at the premiere
Support: Kidman was joined by Head of Amazon Studios Jennifer Salke
All eyes on her: There were several photographers trying to get the perfect snap of Nicole
Being The Ricardos: Who plays who?
The Amazon film Being The Ricardos is a true story about the stars behind the classic sitcom I Love Lucy, Lucille Ball, and Desi Arnaz, as the film follows the power couple as they face a crisis that could end their careers and another that could end their marriage.
So who are the modern-day actors portraying the quintessential players behind the beloved sitcom?
Incredible: Nicole Kidman (left) looked the spitting image of the iconic Lucille Ball (right) as she was featured in one of the character posters for Being The Ricardos released by Amazon Studios in November
Nicole Kidman as Lucille Ball
The 54-year-old American-born Australian actress looked the spitting image of the iconic I Love Lucy star as she was featured in one of the character posters for Being The Ricardos released by Amazon Studios in November.
Nicole had the perfect signature red hair with old Hollywood curls as she contrasted her porcelain skin with a swipe of bright ruby red lipstick.
Ball was an American actress, comedian, model, studio executive, and producer as she portrayed the protagonist in the classic sitcom.
She was nominated for 13 Primetime Emmy Awards, winning five times, and was the recipient of several other accolades, such as the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award and two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Big shoes to fill: Javier Bardem stars as Desi Arnaz who was both Lucille’s husband on legendary 1950s-era sitcom I Love Lucy and in real life
Javier Bardem as Desi Arnaz
Javier Bardem stars as Desi Arnaz who was both Lucille’s husband on legendary 1950s-era sitcom I Love Lucy and in real life.
Bardem, 52, channeled the Cuban-American actor perfectly as he looks off into the distance while holding onto his signature basket-weave fedora.
Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III, better known as Desi Arnaz, was a Cuban-American actor, musician, bandleader, comedian and film and television producer, revolutionary in the creation of modern television.
Man with the plan: Tony Hale, 51, donned thick framed plastic eyeglasses while holding onto a leather notebook as he portrays Jessurun James ‘Jess’ Oppenheimer who was the head writer of I Love Lucy
Tony Hale as Jessurun James ‘Jess’ Oppenheimer
Tony Hale, 51, donned thick framed plastic eyeglasses while holding onto a leather notebook as he portrays Jessurun James ‘Jess’ Oppenheimer who was the head writer of I Love Lucy.
Oppenheimer was an American radio and television writer, producer, and director.
He was the producer and head writer of the CBS sitcom I Love Lucy. Lucille Ball called Oppenheimer ‘the brains’ behind I Love Lucy.
Stunning: Alia Shawkat, 32, also posed with a notebook along with a swipe of bright red lipstick as she portrayed writer on the sitcom Madelyn Pugh
Alia Shawkat as Madelyn Pugh
Alia Shawkat, 32, also posed with a notebook along with a swipe of bright red lipstick as she portrayed writer on the sitcom Madelyn Pugh.
Pugh was a television writer who became known in the 1950s for her work on the I Love Lucy television series.
Oh so now you’re fine with someone being a writer? Jake Lacy, 36, pensively put a pencil under his bottom lip as he looked off into the distance as he portrayed Bob Carroll Jr. who wrote on the show alongside Pugh and Oppenheimer
Jake Lacy as Bob Carroll Jr.
Jake Lacy, 36, pensively put a pencil under his bottom lip as he looked off into the distance as he portrayed Bob Carroll Jr. who wrote on the show alongside Pugh and Oppenheimer.
Carroll Jr. was an American television writer notable for his creative role in the series I Love Lucy, the first four seasons of which he wrote with his professional partner Madelyn Pugh, and collaborator Jess Oppenheimer.
Landlord: J.K. Simmons, 66, gripped onto a brown fedora as he portrayed actor William Frawley who famously played landlord Fred Mertz
JK Simmons as William Frawley
JK Simmons, 66, gripped onto a brown fedora as he portrayed actor William Frawley who famously played landlord Fred Mertz.
Mysterious: Clark Gregg, 59, donned glasses and a grey bowtie while looking off to the side as he stars as Howard Wenke
Clark Gregg as Howard Wenke
Clark Gregg, 59, donned glasses and a grey bowtie while looking off to the side as he stars as Howard Wenke.
Sidekick: Nina Arianda, 37, also donned the fashions of the era including curly hair, ruby red lipstick, and large plastic spherical earrings as she portrayed Vivian Vance who famously starred as Fred’s wife and Lucy’s sidekick Ethel Mertz on I Love Lucy
Nina Arianda as Vivian Vance
Nina Arianda, 37, also donned the fashions of the era including curly hair, ruby red lipstick, and large plastic spherical earrings as she portrayed Vivian Vance who famously starred as Fred’s wife and Lucy’s sidekick Ethel Mertz on I Love Lucy.
They even stopped to share a few laughs together.
There couldn’t be a Lucy and Ricky without a Fred and Ethel Mertz as they were joined by the stars who portrayed those actors on the red carpet.
JK Simmons – who plays actor Bob Carroll Jr. who portrayed landlord Fred Mertz – looked dapper in a black suit over a navy blue dress shirt, and black sneakers.
He played homage to Fred as he donned a grey fedora while joined by his wife Michelle Schumacher.
Nina Arianda – who portrays actress Vivian Vance who played Ethel Mertz on I Love Lucy – looked gorgeous in a shiny green number.
Fantastic four: There couldn’t be a Lucy and Ricky without a Fred and Ethel Mertz as they were joined by the stars who portrayed those actors on the red carpet Nina Arianda and JK Simmons
Iconic: Vivian Vance, William Frawley, Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball are seen from left to right in 1955
Talented: JK Simmons – who plays actor Bob Carroll Jr. who portrayed landlord Fred Mertz – looked dapper in a black suit over a navy blue dress shirt, and black sneakers
Gorgeous in green: Nina Arianda – who portrays actress Vivian Vance who played Ethel Mertz on I Love Lucy – looked gorgeous in a shiny green number
Shining star: The 37-year-old actress had her blonde locks in an elegant updo as she topped off her make-up with a swipe of ruby red lipstick
The 37-year-old actress had her blonde locks in an elegant updo as she topped off her make-up with a swipe of ruby red lipstick.
Alia Shawkat looked gorgeous in a retro-styled navy blue midi dress featuring a white collar and cuffed sleeve with ornate silver buttons at the torso.
The 32-year-old Arrested Development star – who portrays I Love Lucy writer Madelyn Pugh in the film – teamed the look with black flat shoes and accessorized with a ring on her pinky finger.
Retro chic: Alia Shawkat looked gorgeous in a retro-styled navy blue midi dress featuring a white collar and cuffed sleeve with ornate silver buttons at the torso
Wow factor: The 32-year-old Arrested Development star – who portrays I Love Lucy writer Madelyn Pugh in the film – teamed the look with black flat shoes and accessorized with a ring on her pinky finger
Buster: Her Arrested Development co-star Tony Hale donned a charcoal grey suit as he portrays head writer Jessurun James ‘Jess’ Oppenheimer
Her brunette tresses were worn into elegantly disheveled curls as she showcased her natural looks by wearing minimal make-up.
The new Amazon Studios movie centers on a single production week of the 1950s sitcom I Love Lucy and focuses on the relationship between Lucille and her co-star Desi — who played Lucy and Ricky Ricardo in the comedy respectively — and Nicole revealed that the project helped her get to know ‘the woman behind the lipstick’.
The Bombshell actress explained: ‘I fell in love with her as I was reading the script. I realized what she was doing (was) trailblazing for women.’
Javier also revealed that he knew little about his character despite the popularity of I Love Lucy in the actor’s native Spain.
Man with the plan: Being The Ricardos was written and directed by Aaron Sorkin who was joined by his daughter Roxy
Support system: The 60-year-old filmmaker looked happy to be joined by his only child
Altogether now: Todd Black, Aaron Sorkin, Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, Tony Hale, J.K. Simmons, Linda Lavin, Alia Shawkat, and Nina Arianda posed from left to right
The 52-year-old star shared: ‘I was obsessed with him and his skills as a comedian, as a person, as a producer and a musician at that time while being a foreigner in this country.’
Sorkin recreated an iconic I Love Lucy moment in the film with Ball stomping on grapes during a winemaking scene and Nicole was determined to perform it to perfection.
She said: ‘It was my obsession to get it absolutely accurate. It was his obsession to have this human being portrayed — what’s behind the creation of Lucy Ricardo and who is the woman behind this character?’
Sorkin recently told The Hollywood Reporter that Ball and Arnaz’s daughter Lucie Arnaz urged him not to sugarcoat the story of their marriage and their classic series.
Monochrome madness: Samantha Harris donned a lacy white top with a black pencil skirt
Flower power: Blanca Blanco donned a floral midi dress for the occassion
Happy in love: She was joined by husband John Savage
‘We all had lunch together, and she said to me, “I know my mother wasn’t an easy woman,”‘ he recalled. ‘”Take the gloves off.” In other words, you can go for it.’
Despite some concerns that Kidman and Bardem didn’t look enough like their characters, the writer–directror said the film was more about the real-life figures than the characters they played on the TV.
‘I think that the people thought that we’ve cast them as Lucy and Ricky Ricardo,’ the Trial Of The Chicago 7 director told Entertainment Tonight in February. ‘The film takes place during a production week of I Love Lucy — a Monday table read to Friday audience taping, with a whole bunch of long flashbacks which are telling the story that got us here — and because there’s a table read, there’s rehearsals and then there’s tape night, we do see moments of them being Lucy and Ricky Ricardo.’
Being The Ricardos is to premiere this Friday in the US, before streaming on Amazon Prime from December 21.
Highly-anticipated: Being The Ricardos is to premiere this Friday in the US, before streaming on Amazon Prime from December 21
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