As Nicole Kidman is being mostly praised for her portrayal of Lucille Ball in Being The Ricardos, fellow Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett is opening up about her decision to decline the role in the movie. While it would seem that someone of Blanchett’s credentials would have been more than capable of giving an excellent performance as the iconic comedy star, in a recent interview with Variety she touched on the subject, conceding that in the end the movie became what “it needed to be” without her involvement.