Aaron Sorkin's Lucille Ball Biopic (Cate Blanchett)

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With two Oscars on her shelf already ("The Aviator," "Blue Jasmine"), Cate Blanchett isn't stopping from lining up one awards season worthy role after another. In fact, this fall she's got two, with "Carol" and "Truth," and now another one is brewing with lots of trophy potential. The Wrap reports that Blachett will play Lucille Ball in a biopic penned by Aaron Sorkin. Wow. The movie will chronicle the TV star's rocky marriage to onscreen partner Desi Arnaz. It was a relationship made more complicated because of the added strain of running the production company Desilu together as well. It's hard to argue the potential of this project. Sorkin already knows his way around true story tales ("The Social Network," "Moneyball," "Steve Jobs") and Blanchett is one of the best actresses around bar none (and she's played celebrity royalty before, taking the role of Katherine Hepburn in the aforementioned Martin Scorsese film). No director is attached yet but it's safe to say it'll likely be someone from the A-list.