March 29 (UPI) -- Amazon Studios announced Monday that Being the Ricardos has begun production. The studio confirmed that Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem are playing Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.
Aaron Sorkin wrote the film and is also directing. Amazon says the story occurs from Monday to Friday, one week in the production of I Love Lucy. The TV sitcom starred Ball and Arnaz as Lucy and Ricky Ricardo and lasted six seasons from 1951 - 1957.