Cannes Trailer Trash

Type cast

Woody Allen has become the first person to be allowed to tinker with the BBC logo. The corporation is fiercely protective of the insignia but Woody is just as adamant about the font he uses for his credits. His film, Match Point, was funded in part by the Beeb, but the director insisted on putting its name in his usual typeface. As the BBC has climbed aboard the next Woody project, to be shot in London with Scarlett Johansson, will it allow him a second logo alteration? 'Oh, I think so,' says my source.

Life's a gas

Nowegian lemmings have enjoyed their time in the Cannes sun, thanks to Dominki Molll's opening night film, Lemming. The director flew in 12 lemmings to perform in the film, which hinges on one of them being found, barely alive, in a kitchen-sink pipe. 'You can't tame them, so we had to chloroform them very gently,' he told me.

Spy hunt

Time is running out in the search for a 14-year-old to play teen spy Alex Ryder before shooting starts on the first Rider book, Stormbreakers, in July. His creator, Anthony Horowitz, admits he hasn't helped matters. 'I've never really described Alex,' he said. 'He appears on the book covers in silhouette.' So far, 250 boys have been seen.

Wim away

Requests for interviews with the cast of the new Wim Wenders film were mysteriously slow as the festival began. No one from the film could work out why journalists were queuing up elsewhere. Had the German auteur lost his allure with his eighth film in Cannes? Then someone realised it might be something to do with the big sign outside, trumpeting the name of the movie: Don't Come Knocking.