It’s a bit amusing that so many movies these days are dramatic re-tellings of real life celebrities that shaped pop culture years ago, played by top level actors and actresses. The latest biopic that looks to be going after Oscar gold is BEING THE RICARDOS, which analyzes the rocky and tabloid lives of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, played here by Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem. This comes from writer/director Aaron Sorkin, who shows the behind the scenes of Lucy and Desi during their time making I LOVE LUCY. The cast also includes J.K. Simmons, Jake Lacy, Alia Shawkat, Nina Arianda, Tony Hale, Clark Gregg, Linda Lavin, Robert Pine and Ronny Cox. This hits theaters first in December, followed by a run on Amazon Prime Video. Check out the new trailer below and tell us your thoughts in the comments.
Lucille Ball (Nicole Kidman) and Desi Arnaz (Javier Bardem) are threatened by shocking personal accusations, a political smear, and cultural taboos in Academy Award®-winning writer and director Aaron Sorkin’s behind-the-scenes drama Being the Ricardos. A revealing glimpse of the couple’s complex romantic and professional relationship, the film takes audiences into the writers’ room, onto the soundstage, and behind closed doors with Ball and Arnaz during one critical production week of their groundbreaking sitcom I Love Lucy.
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
