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Smiling like the cat that got the cream, David Baddiel was happy to tell Empire Online last night about the new film project he's about to launch. 'I'm running a film development programme for Winchester Films whereby we're trying to get money to writers, rather than just stars.' 'The point of it is that the best films without doubt are writer and script-led and I think we've got a situation in this country where films are being star-led and that's not helpful. Europe is where we need to look. Films have got to start from a really good idea and then we should think about who's in them afterwards.' 'You make lots of money with films like The Full Monty and Four Weddings because of a really good idea and a good script. The people become stars afterwards.' The deal will operate on a starting basis of