The production of Perfect Match, the latest offering from the team behind Shotgn Dave Rides East, will be unveiled to the great and the good of the film world at the festival on the French Riviera on Monday.

And Squillion Films revealed that they have their sights set on some big names to star in the football-themed picture - footballer David Ginola, actor Sean Bean and singer Ronan Keating.

The film, funded by Rovers' millionaire chairman John Ryan, tells the story of playboy French footballer Remi Bonnard who moves to a club in a Yorkshire town in a bid to escape from trouble in Paris.

Becoming entangled in a romance with a local girl, he leads her into the world of the celebrity footballer while she turns her life upside down to accommodate him in the bitter-sweet romantic comedy.

Graeme Oxby, the film's producer, said that the film would be targeted at the European market. "We are looking to develop distribution partnerships particularly in Europe," he said. "We want to get this film seen and distribution is key otherwise this is just a vanity project."

The film was initially to be called Kiss and Tell but once the script was completed by writer David Allison it was decided that Perfect Match would be more fitting.

Graeme added: "It is a very, very good script - we knew we had the right writer as soon as we read it."

Previously announced stars such as former EastEnders star Michael Greco and Doncaster born Natasha Lund are still set to take roles in the film. The Division Three championship Rovers squad could also be in line for cameo appearances.

Local talent will also be called on to audition for small roles and take part as extras.

Merseybeat actor Chris Walker, who is also set to take a part in Perfect Match, will cater for the film's Cannes launch. Chris, an accomplished chef, will not be able to make it in person to the party but instead has prepared the food in the kitchens of the Regent Hotel, on South Parade, to be flown out to France.

Graeme added: "Chris is not only a very fine actor but he's a fantastic chef. Our original plan was to fly him out to Cannes with us but filming schedules for the BBC's Casualty meant Chris wasn't available.

This is the next best thing though and it's great to think we're taking a little piece of Doncaster with us to the world's biggest and most sophisticated film festival."