Nicole Kidman feared Lucy casting in Being the Ricardos

Landing a top A-lister should be welcome news for any movie, but "Being the Ricardos" producers faced a furious backlash when Nicole Kidman was unveiled as the star who would play legendary comedian Lucille Ball. Fans of the seminal 1950s sitcom "I Love Lucy" railed against the Australian Oscar-winner's casting as the US national treasure with such venom that Ball's daughter even posted a video imploring them to "stop arguing". The original "I Love Lucy" followed the wacky exploits of the Ricardos, a young interracial couple living in New York City, and was watched by up to 60 million viewers at its peak. The original "I Love Lucy" remains popular on US television reruns even today, although Bardem and Kidman admitted it was "not as well known" to them growing up in Spain and Australia.