<p>Lucie Arnaz, the daughter of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz shared a message on Facebook asking 'I Love Lucy' fans to calm down who have shown their displeasure about casting for the upcoming film around her parents.<br />
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'Being the Ricardos', which has been written and will be directed by Aaron Sorkin, will bring on screen the real story of the beloved TV couple.</p>

<p>As per various reports, <a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/nicole-kidman-javier-bardem-in-talks-to-play-iconic-tv-couple-lucille-ball-desi-arnaz-in-aaron-sorkins-film-report-356257">Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem are in talks to play Ball and Arnaz, respectively</a>. Post the news, some fans took to social media, suggesting other actresses to portray Ball. Debra Messing, who previously played Ball's 'I Love Lucy'&nbsp;&nbsp;character during an episode of Will &amp; Grace, even campaigned for the part.&nbsp;</p>

<p>But as Lucie shared on Sunday, "It's a done deal." While contracts have yet to be signed, Lucie seemed happy with the casting and wanted fans to understand the upcoming Amazon Studios film is not "a remake of I Love Lucy."&nbsp;<br />
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<p>"Nobody has to impersonate Lucy Ricardo nor do the Vitameatavegamin routine, or ... any of the silly things. It's the story of Lucille Ball, my actual mother, not Lucy Ricardo, and her husband, Dezi Arnaz, my dad, not Ricky Ricardo," she explained.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"There will be humor in the film, but it is a story of the two of them and how they met and what went right with finding the show, what went wrong, their relationship, their love affair," she continued. "Now, of course, it's going to have I Love Lucy in it. As a matter of fact, Aaron Sorkin has set it on the stage of filming one week of rehearsal, rehearsing, and filming the show. But all this other stuff takes place during that time."</p>

<p>Lucie repeated that "very little of the show is actually I Love Lucy-type stuff," and said fans won't be disappointed.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"Aaron has done a wonderful job of bringing these characters to life, and it's just a little ... slice of life in their journey," she shared. "It's not the whole story. It's not a biopic from cradle to grave. It is a two-hour feature film about these two people and some of the remarkable things they lived through. So I hope I can set the record straight here, and just say, stop arguing about who should play her, 'She doesn't look like her, her nose isn't the same, she isn't as funny...'"&nbsp;</p>

<p>"Just trust us, it's going to be a nice film, and p.s. the voting is over," she added. "I love all of you."&nbsp;</p>


Lucie Arnaz, the daughter of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz shared a message on Facebook asking 'I Love Lucy' fans to calm down who have shown their displeasure about casting for the upcoming film around her parents.

Lucie Arnaz, the daughter of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz shared a message on Facebook asking 'I Love Lucy' fans to calm down who have shown their displeasure about casting for the upcoming film around her parents. 'Being the Ricardos', which has been written and will be directed by Aaron Sorkin, will bring on screen the real story of the beloved TV couple. As per various reports, Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem are in talks to play Ball and Arnaz, respectively. Post the news, some fans took to social media, suggesting other actresses to portray Ball. Debra Messing, who previously played Ball's 'I Love Lucy' character during an episode of Will & Grace, even campaigned for the part. But as Lucie shared on Sunday, "It's a done deal." While contracts have yet to be signed, Lucie seemed happy with the casting and wanted fans to understand the upcoming Amazon Studios film is not "a remake of I Love Lucy." × "Nobody has to impersonate Lucy Ricardo nor do the Vitameatavegamin routine, or ... any of the silly things. It's the story of Lucille Ball, my actual mother, not Lucy Ricardo, and her husband, Dezi Arnaz, my dad, not Ricky Ricardo," she explained. "There will be humor in the film, but it is a story of the two of them and how they met and what went right with finding the show, what went wrong, their relationship, their love affair," she continued. "Now, of course, it's going to have I Love Lucy in it. As a matter of fact, Aaron Sorkin has set it on the stage of filming one week of rehearsal, rehearsing, and filming the show. But all this other stuff takes place during that time." Lucie repeated that "very little of the show is actually I Love Lucy-type stuff," and said fans won't be disappointed. "Aaron has done a wonderful job of bringing these characters to life, and it's just a little ... slice of life in their journey," she shared. "It's not the whole story. It's not a biopic from cradle to grave. It is a two-hour feature film about these two people and some of the remarkable things they lived through. So I hope I can set the record straight here, and just say, stop arguing about who should play her, 'She doesn't look like her, her nose isn't the same, she isn't as funny...'" "Just trust us, it's going to be a nice film, and p.s. the voting is over," she added. "I love all of you."

Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz's daughter Lucie Arnaz opens up about casting controversy surrounding 'Being the Ricardos'

<p>Hollywood classic couple Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz Sr's only great-granddaughter Desiree S. Anzalone died after 4 year battle with stage 4 breast cancer. She was 31.&nbsp;<br />
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The family confirmed the news to an agency. Desiree died on September 27 at Smilow Cancer Center in Connecticut, just weeks after her 31st birthday.<br />
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''Desiree died peacefully and that watching her slip away was just, I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy. No mother should have to watch that.'' her mother said.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>''She was so special. All our children are special, but this little girl was something else, ''she adds. ''We were [best friends]. We are still,'' Julia added. ''She was so beautiful, just so so beautiful inside and out. She reminded me a lot of my grandmother''.<br />
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&nbsp;Desiree used to share great-grandmother Lucille's photos on her Instagram as a tribute. "Celebrating the life of a legend and MY life’s most profound curiosity. Your energy emulates, still. I would have loved to meet a part of me in you." She had captioned one of the posts.&nbsp;<br />
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She was the granddaughter of actor Desi Arnaz Jr. and the daughter of Julia Arnaz and Mario Anzalone. Ball and Arnaz Sr. were married from 1940 until 1960.&nbsp;</p>


Hollywood classic couple Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz Sr's only great-granddaughter Desiree S. Anzalone died after 4 year battle with stage 4 breast cancer. She was 31.

Hollywood classic couple Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz Sr's only great-granddaughter Desiree S. Anzalone died after 4 year battle with stage 4 breast cancer. She was 31. The family confirmed the news to an agency. Desiree died on September 27 at Smilow Cancer Center in Connecticut, just weeks after her 31st birthday. ''Desiree died peacefully and that watching her slip away was just, I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy. No mother should have to watch that.'' her mother said. View this post on Instagram Celebrating the life of a legend and MY life’s most profound curiosity. Your energy emulates, still. I would have loved to meet a part of me in you. 🤍 A post shared by Desiree Anzalone (@desidoodah) on Apr 27, 2020 at 12:29am PDT × ''She was so special. All our children are special, but this little girl was something else, ''she adds. ''We were [best friends]. We are still,'' Julia added. ''She was so beautiful, just so so beautiful inside and out. She reminded me a lot of my grandmother''. Desiree used to share great-grandmother Lucille's photos on her Instagram as a tribute. "Celebrating the life of a legend and MY life’s most profound curiosity. Your energy emulates, still. I would have loved to meet a part of me in you." She had captioned one of the posts. She was the granddaughter of actor Desi Arnaz Jr. and the daughter of Julia Arnaz and Mario Anzalone. Ball and Arnaz Sr. were married from 1940 until 1960.

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Classic Hollywood couple Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz’s great-granddaughter dies at 31