In 2015, it was announced that Ball would be played by Cate Blanchett in an untitled biographical film, to be written by Aaron Sorkin.
(meta data) TITLE: Cate Blanchett as Lucille Ball: Aaron Sorkin Writing Biopic – Variety (meta data) AUTHOR: Dave McNary (meta data) PUBLISHED DATETIME: 2015-09-02T21:12:53+00:00 Read Next: Box Office: 'Good Boys' Eyes Best Original Comedy Opening of 2019 Subscribe Today! Variety Intelligence Platform September 2, 2015 2:12PM PT # Cate Blanchett to Star in Lucille Ball Biopic From Aaron Sorkin CREDIT: James McCauley/REX Cate Blanchett will star as Lucille Ball in a biopic that's being produced by her two children — Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz Jr. — and Escape Artists. Aaron Sorkin is in talks to write the script, which will center on Ball's 20-year marriage to Desi Arnaz. She eloped with the Cuban bandleader in 1940, and the two created the massively successful sitcom "I Love Lucy" in 1951 through their Desilu Productions. She won four Emmys for the role. Ball also gave birth to her daughter in 1951 and to her son in 1953. Ball and Arnaz divorced in 1960, and Ball began running Desilu Productions in 1962. She died in 1989. Jenna Block will oversee development of the project at Sony-based Escape Artists. No director or other cast is attached yet. Blanchett has won Academy Awards for "The Aviator" and "Blue Jasmine." She's starring in Todd Haynes' romance "Carol," which premiered at Cannes, and will be seen with Robert Redford in the Dan Rather drama "Truth," which premieres at the Toronto Film Festival. Sorkin wrote "Steve Jobs," which Universal opens Oct. 9, and recently turned in the script for Sony's "Molly's Game." Escape Artists produced Jake Gyllenhaal's boxing drama "Southpaw." Blanchett is represented by CAA and RGM Artists. WME represents Sorkin. 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Lucille Ball
Recognition and legacy.
In November 2007, Lucille Ball was chosen as number two on a list of the '50 Greatest TV Icons'; a public poll, however, chose her as number one. 
 On August 6, 2011, which would have been her 100th birthday, Google honored Ball with an interactive doodle on their homepage, which displayed six classic moments from "I Love Lucy". On the same day, a total of 915 Ball look-alikes converged on Jamestown to celebrate the birthday and set a new world record for such a gathering. 
 Since 2009, a statue of Ball has been on display in Celoron, New York. Residents deemed that statue "scary" and not accurate, earning it the nickname "Scary Lucy".   On August 1, 2016, it was announced that a new statue of Ball would replace it. The new statue replaced the old one on August 6, 2016. However, since the old statue became a local tourist attraction after receiving media attention, it was placed 75 yards from its original location so visitors could visit both statues.