THE BATTLE TO PLAY LUCILLE BALL

They both love Lucy! Debra Messing is throwing her hat in the ring after it was announced that Nicole Kidman is in talks to portray Lucille Ball in an upcoming biopic. Written and directed by Aaron Sorkin, the film focuses on the I Love Lucy star’s tumultuous 20-year marriage to Desi Arnaz, who will reportedly be played by Javier Bardem. “Debra’s been telling everyone that she’s the perfect choice for the part. Not only is she a redhead, but she’s also played Lucy before on TV,” spills a source. “This is the role of a lifetime and Debra wants it bad.” There’s just one problem: Oscar-winning actress Nicole, 53, has a Hollywood pedigree that Debra, 52, simply can’t match. “Aaron doesn’t have anything against Debra,” says the source. “But he insists he wants a big movie star like Nicole attached to the project, not some sitcom star.” Ewwwwwww!

She wanna be in the show, Ricky! " Debra is trying to steal Nicole's role," says a source.