CATE BLANCHETT is attached to star as Lucille Ball in an authorized biopic that Aaron Sorkin will write.

    Sorkin has not started working on the script yet, but, according to sources, he’s the top choice to pen the project for Escape Artists.

    The film will center on the life of the iconic actress, who starred on TV sitcoms “I Love Lucy,” “The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour,” “The Lucy Show,” “Here’s Lucy” and “Life With Lucy.” She was nominated for 13 Emmys and won four times, and she also won the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1979. She was married to actor Desi Arnaz from 1940 to 1960.

    The couple’s children, Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz Jr., will produce the film along with Escape Artists. Jenna Block will oversee the project for Escape Artists.

    Blanchett was most recently seen in “Cinderella,” and “Carol,” which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. Her upcoming films include the Dan Rather biopic “Truth,” which will screen at TIFF, and Terrence Malick’s “Knight of Cups.”

    Sorkin wrote the scripts for “The Social Network,” “Moneyball” and the upcoming “Steve Jobs,” starring Michael Fassbender. He also just wrote the script for “Molly’s Game” for Sony.

    The project wouldn’t be the first time that Blanchett, 46, played a famous actress. In 2004, she played Katharine Hepburn in “The Aviator” and ultimately won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance. (SD-Agencies)