"I have half-written it. It is just because it has always been a fantasy of mine. It just seems like a funny idea, really," said the 39-year-old actor.

Everett will not need permission from the Ian Fleming estate, because the project is not actually going to involve a character called James Bond. "It is just a spy thriller," he said.

The actor was at Cannes with Cate Blanchett, Julianne Moore and Jeremy Northam, his fellow stars in An Ideal Husband, which was screened at the closing gala of the Film Festival fortnight.

Cole's bid for pop success

After Manchester United's FA Cup victory on Saturday, there may be further glory for their striker Andy Cole.

Cole signed a solo deal with WEA records last month.

But rather than a rowdy football anthem, Cole is set to make his debut with a smooth R&B track, said to be the style of America's Will Smith.

The as yet unnamed track is scheduled for an autumn release.

BBC invests �7.5m to put on Snow Queen

The Snow Queen fairytale is to be made into a spectacular �7.5m family film by the BBC, it was announced at Cannes.

Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale of a boy who becomes a slave to the evil Snow Queen will be produced by BBC Worldwide and BBC Films, together with Canadian company Eclectic Media Inc.

The movie will be shot in snowy Montreal later this year.

The Snow Queen will be the BBC's biggest feature project yet.

Shanks and Bigfoot boot Boyzone from No 1

An anonymous dance duo have toppled high profile pin-ups Boyzone from the top of the charts.

Club DJs Shanks And Bigfoot stormed straight in at number one with their track Sweet Like Chocolate, knocking the Irish group's' You Needed Me from the top slot.

But the publicity-shy musicians, who won't even reveal their real names, sold over 100,000 copies of the single in just two days last week, more than the six next biggest sellers combined.

Diana's 'rock' in TV boost for charities

The former butler to Diana, Princess of Wales, is to use his new TV role to boost the profile of charities formerly supported by his late employer.

Paul Burrell described by the Princess as "my rock", will present features highlighting the work of individual charities on Channel 5's Open House with Gloria Hunniford.

The Landmines Advisory Group, championed by the Princess, will be among the first featured on the afternoon magazine show.

Shatner's cloaking device for book

Star Trek's William Shatner has been attending Trek conventions in disguise to interview over-the-top fans for his new book, Get a Life.

The book is intended as a humorous tribute to the most obsessive Star Trek fans of the world, people who'll know that the title refers to a half-joking speech Shatner gave some years ago.

Shatner is also joining in the mockery of fans in a forthcoming documentary film called Free Enterprise in which he sings for the first time since his famous version of Mr Tambourine Man.

Supermodel Stella hitched in Scotland

Aristocratic supermodel Stella Tennant has married her French photographer boyfriend in Scotland's society wedding of the year.

The sleepy farming village of Oxnam in the Borders was filled with limousines and people from the fashion world.

Stella, the former face of Chanel, wed David Lasnet in a white cream top under a chiffon wrap, a knee length white dress and white stilettos. The couple have a nine-month old son Marcel.

Superman Cain makes switch to directing

Dean Cain, who recently hung up his cape after four years in the TV series, Superman, is to write, produce, direct and star in his next film.

The film, The Burning Man, is adapted from a best-selling novel about a lawyer who defends a mentally retarded man who may be a serial killer.

Cain will be following in the footsteps of his father Chris Cain, who directed Young Guns in 1988.

'New' Ally McBeal to be slimmed down

Ally McBeal is to be edited down into half-hour episodes in America and the new short stories will be shown the day after the normal hour-long ones.

The shorter show has an appropriately abbreviated title, Ally, and will be made cheaply from outtakes and some new filming as well as existing footage.

"You're going to see more of this kind of thing," said Doug Herzog, president of the Fox network.