TOM CRUISE and KATIE HOLMES' daughter SURI has the potential to become a movie star, according to moviemaker ASH R. SHAH.

Shah hopes to use the voice of the 18-month-old in an animated movie version of Knut, the world famous polar bear, after offering a German zoo $5 million (£2.5 million) for the rights to the animal's story.

Shah says, "With his (Knut's) friendly character, he's serves as an ambassador for the Earth's problems - climate change and the melting polar ice caps. A movie about Knut would affect people all over the world.

"Suri (Cruise) could speak the English voice of Knut