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Cate Blanchett is in talks to head a Lucille Ball biopic newly acquired by Amazon . The motion picture is one in a long line of upcoming picture for the Academy Award - winner . Within the next two years alone , she ’s countersink to make her superhero debut asthe nefarious HelainThor : Ragnarok , out in November ; appear in heist comedyOcean ’s Eightalongside a stacked stamp including Sandra Bullock , Sarah Paulson , and Rihanna ; representative Kaa in Andy Serkis ' live actionJungle Bookremake ; and star in Richard Linklater dramedyWhere’d You Go , Bernadette , an adaptation of Maria Semple ’s bestselling 2012 novel .
And it ’s far from the first time Blanchett has tackled a biopic . Her turn as Queen Elizabeth I of England in Shekhar Kapur ’s 1998Elizabethlaunched her into the external public eye , and she recapitulate the role for 2007’sElizabeth : The Golden Age , for which she was propose for a Best Actress Oscar . More of late , she star in 2015 docudramaTruth , based on journalist Mary Mapes ' memoir , Truth and Duty : The Press , the President and the Privilege of Power .
The Lucille Ball feature , as of yet untitled , has been floating around sinceat least 2015 . The book was written byWest Wingcreator Aaaron Sorkin , who ’s also write acclaimed films likeThe Social NetworkandMoneyball . concord toThe Hollywood Reporter , the pic will trace the biography of Ball , a august icon who asterisk on self - produce TV sitcomsI Love Lucy , The Lucy – Desi Comedy Hour , The Lucy Show , Here ’s Lucy , andLife withLucy , among a trove of other credit .
Ball was nominated for 13 Emmys and won four times , and she also won the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1979 . As the first char to run a major idiot box studio apartment , she ’s largely remembered for back new solid ground for woman on - screen door . Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz Jr. , her tyke with first husband ( andI Love Lucyco - star ) Desi Arnaz , will produce the celluloid with Escape Artists .
The biopic add to a spate of recent accomplishment from Amazon , who nabbed the right hand to Black List scriptLinda and Monica , a project detailing the relationship between Monica Lewinsky and Linda Tripp , just last weekend . It ’s another big get for the streaming behemoth , who joins competitors like Netflix and Hulu in the push for major tentpoles . Among Amazon ’s late success are Kenneth Lonergan ’s Academy Award - winningManchester By the Seaand critically beloved rom comThe Big Sick .
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A release date for the Lucille Ball plastic film has not yet been announced .
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