French actress the new 'Bardot' or 'Shirley Temple'

Ludivine Sagnier, the 24-year-old Parisian actress whose naked romps in Swimming Pool won her an ardent following of male fans, hopes to appeal to children with her latest role, playing the fairy Tinkerbell in Peter Pan.

“If people say I’m the next Brigitte Bardot because they saw Swimming Pool, maybe once they see Peter Pan they will say I’m the next Shirley Temple,” she says.

To prepare for the non-speaking role, Sagnier watched the silent films of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton.

“It was miming more than acting,” she says. “Tinkerbell is a funny, nutty fairy.”

The film, due out at Christmas, features Jason Isaacs as Captain Hook and Jeremy Sumpter as Peter.