Dave McNary
Film Reporter
AUGUST 7, 2017 | 11:25AM PT
Amazon Studios has acquired the Lucille Ball biopic "Lucy and Desi," with Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett attached to star.
Aaron Sorkin has written the script. Escape Artists is the production company with Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal and Steve Tisch producing.
The producers are seeking a star to play Ball's husband Desi Arnaz as well as Vivian Vance and William Frawley, who played Fred and Ethel Mertz in the landmark sitcom "I Love Lucy."