Lucille Ball Biopic Starring Cate Blanchett Finds a New Home at Amazon Studios

Amazon Studios just acquired the Lucille Ball biopic, Lucy and Desi, starring two-time Oscar winner Cate Blanchett as the iconic I Love Lucy star. Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin is still in charge of the script as originally planned when news about Blanchett and Sorkin's roles first broke in 2015.

The hunt in still on to cast Desi Arnaz, who was Ball's onscreen and offscreen love interest, and I Love Lucy's Fred and Ethel characters, according to Deadline's exclusive about Amazon's film acquisition.