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From: MSN Nicknametin-lizzy  (Original Message)Sent: 8/26/2008 12:41 AM
 
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Madeleine McCann: Not A Film, A Book And The McCanns Making Money

madeleine-mccann-plane Madeleine McCann: Not A Film, A Book And The McCanns Making Money  MADDYWATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann

DAILY EXPRESS front page: “Madeleine’s parents planning Hollywood blockbuster movie�?/P>

“Kate and Gerry sparked outrage after it was revealed they have held negotiations with leading producers over the movie rights. The couple �?who are prime suspects in the case �?are also considering book and TV deals in a package worth an estimated £10million�?/P>

A book? Like the Daily Express book? That sick..?

Kate McCann: Michelle Pfeiffer
Gerry McCann: James Caan
Madeleine McCann: Macaulay Culkin

And what of this £10million, and the money earned from any film? “The windfall would help finance the search for Madeleine after concerns were raised that a special fund set up by the family was in crisis�?/P>

Page 5: The Find Madeleine fund is down to its last £400,000. More money is needed. So why the “outrage�?

Says the McCanns�?spokesman Clarence Mitchell: “We need money to search for Madeleine and that is the most important thing. Nothing has been decided yet. A film would be made on a percentage basis, with part of the profits going to the fund. None of the money would go to Kate and Gerry. They are not trying in any way to profit out of her name’�?/P>

And how many films ever make a profit? It would be a film, perhaps, like that about 15-year-old Amy Smart, abducted in the US and found eight months later. “Several movies were made about her while she was missing including The Amy Smart Story�?/P>

The “WORLD’S GREATEST NEWSPAPER�?does not say if the Amy Smart story made any money. But it does trawl the web and see blog comments like:

“Angry�?Pamela Blears, from Oldham, posts: “From the day little Madeleine disappeared I have felt sympathy and compassion for the McCanns but this beggers belief. How can they think about making a film out of the tragedy when the poor child hasn’t even been found yet? How low can you get?�?/P>

The Daily Express costs “ONLY 40p�?/EM>

“McCANNS FEAR CHARGES SOON�?�?“A source close to the family�?tells us: “Kate and Gerry insist they are innocent but they fear they will be charged. Naturally Kate and Gerry are concerned that if this line of inquiry continues to its natural conclusion, charges are always a possibility and they know that’s entirely wrong�?/P>

He added: “The Portuguese police seem to be blinkered in their approach and it feels like they want to find the McCanns guilty regardless.�?/P>

DAILY STAR front page: “MADDIE: THE £10M MOVIE �?Skint parent to sell film rights�?/P>

Skint? The Find Madeleine Fund is dwindling, down to its last “�?00,000�? But Gerry McCann is going back to work. He is, as the tabloids never tire to telling us, “a heart consultant�? She is a “GP�?/P>

Says the Star: “The couple �?who are prime suspects �?are in negotiations with the world’s biggest talent and entertainment agency IMG�?/P>

IMG �?International Management Group�?has produced the films Touching the Void, Assault on Waco, Seconds from Disaster, I Shouldn’t be Alive and Kevin and Perry Go Large. Naomi Campbell is on the books

Any film would be an “observational documentary following the on-going search for Madeleine,�?says IMG

Pages 4 and5: “Thousands blast ‘sick�?plan�?/P>

A poll: �?STRONG>WOULD YOU GO AND WATCH MADDIE: THE MOVIE?�?Yes? No? Or I’ve already seen tonight With Trevor McDonald, thanks?

“Ester out in crisis�?�?TV presenter Esther McVey has resigned her post as a director of the Find Madeleine fund

DAILY MAIL front page: “MADDIE’S PARENTS PLAN £2M FILM DEAL�?/P>

“Kate and Gerry McCann could make £2million from a film deal over the story of their daughter’s disappearance, it has been claimed�?/P>

Not £10m? Such are the perils of showbiz?
poster Madeleine McCann: Not A Film, A Book And The McCanns Making Money  Says the paper: “So far the McCanns, both 39, have turned down offers from big-name chat shows and television dramas as they were anxious to avoid being seen as celebrities�?/P>

But we watching the parents. So why not make profit, if it will help?

“Disgraced banker Nick Leeson earned a reported £450,000 when he sold the rights to his autobiography, Rogue Trader. Offers to Austrian kidnap victim Natascha Kampusch were said to have topped £1million�?/P>

And: “But Gerry McCann was quick to deny the story�?/P>

COMMENT: “Maddie the movie: One step too far �?Ever since their daughter Madeleine disappeared, Kate and Gerry McCann have ridden a wave of public sympathy. True, there are some (including the Portuguese police) who have aired deeply hurtful suspicions about the couple since that terrible evening in May. But the overwhelming public mood - particularly among parents of young children - has been one of compassion. Today, however, the McCanns risk losing much of that goodwill. Incredibly, it emerges that they are discussing a possible multi-million pound deal to turn Madeleine’s disappearance into a film. To be blunt, isn’t this pushing the boundaries of taste too far?�?/P>

But it is already the subject of a media circus. So why not a DVD �?we’ve had the T-shirt, the song, the billboards and the trailers..?

ALISON PEARSON writes in her column: “What CAN Kate and Gerry be thinking? Critics who have never forgiven Gerry and Kate for leaving their kids alone in their holiday apartment will be confirmed in their view that the couple have truly terrible judgment. They will be accused of bad taste; of lacking respect for Madeleine’s memory. Kate will be charged with wanting to swan down the red carpet, even though in this case it is sorrow, not vanity, that has reduced her to a Hollywood Size Zero�?/P>

How did it become a story about Kate McCann’s looks?

DAILY MIRROR front page: “Maddy THE Movie�?/P>

The McCanns also met with ITV about making a documentary. Maddy A Movie�?/P>

THE SUN front page: “Maddie hunt ‘to be film’�?/P>

Page 9: �?They pary that movie will help find Maddie�?BR>Gerry McCann is a “cardiac specialist�? The McCanns are “doctors�?/P>

“IS THIS THE RIGHT DECISION?�?BR>“YES,�?says Lorraine Kelly, GMTV presenter.
“NO,�?says the Sun’s Jon ‘Guanty�?Gaunt - “I guess the title of the McCann’s proposed film has to be Home Alone�? Or not�?/P>

THE GUARDIAN: “McCanns deny reports of Madeleine film�?/P>

Writes Gerry McCann on his blog: �?STRONG>We can categorically deny that we are considering a movie about Madeleine’s disappearance. This is simply untrue. We are approached by a huge number of media outlets regarding a myriad of projects, only a tiny proportion of which we agree to. Each proposal is considered on whether it is likely to have a positive effect, either directly or indirectly, on the search for Madeleine�?/P>

ON the Guardian website: “Madeleine’s parents consider film - The parents of Madeleine McCann are considering giving the go-ahead to a film about their missing daughter following an approach by a major entertainment firm�?/P>

THE TIMES page 3: “Parents may turn Madeleine McCann story into a Hollywood movie�?/P>

“On-screen child horror stories:

A Cry In The Dark
Gone Baby Gone
Honour Thy Father And Mother: the True story of the Menendez Brothers
Menenedez: A Killing in Beverly Hills, 1994
The Amityville Horror series
Everybody’s Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure�?/P>

Says Clarence Mitchell: The media are making money out of the situation themselves and we feel it is only fair and right that some aspect of that should come to the fund to help find Madeleine�?/P>

DAILY TELGRAPH: “McCanns in talks to make a film about AMdldine’s disappearance�?/P>

“Do you think a Madeleine film should be made�?/P>

Well, we;’ve had the sop opera, and who wants to watch EastEnders: The Movie?

THE SCOTSMAN: “McCanns eye Madeleine film�?/P>

BOSTON HERALD: “Missing Madeleine story could become feature film�?/P>

The speculation, media hype and sensation so far

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Posted: 9th, January 2008 | In: Madeleine McCann. Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0

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1,594 Responses to “Madeleine McCann: Not A Film, A Book And The McCanns Making Money�?/H3>
  1. Will Says:
    January 9th, 2008 at 8:13 am

    1st?

  2. Anorak Says:
    January 9th, 2008 at 8:14 am

    Dial M�?/P>

  3. Tom Cruise Says:
    January 9th, 2008 at 8:18 am

    3rd?

  4. brandon flours Says:
    January 9th, 2008 at 8:19 am

    Who saw Fiona on gmtv this mornings faux paux?

    Christopher Biggins said he was in favour of smacking and asked her and Ben Sheppard whether they were smacked as kids…�?.

    Fiona replied

    �?Me? I was murdered!!!�?/P>

    PMSL

  5. hannasus Says:
    January 9th, 2008 at 8:20 am

    If I post now at position 3 it will probably appear 5 hours later if it appears at all.

  6. brandon flours Says:
    January 9th, 2008 at 8:20 am

    Whos ever paid to see a frigging documentary??

  7. brandon flours Says:
    January 9th, 2008 at 8:23 am

    Thought change was afoot this morning when GMTV ran a piece on this today……�?.but NO another Clarence smokescreen and no mention of the blood in the car either!

  8. naddo Says:
    January 9th, 2008 at 8:24 am

    How come the funds run out of dosh?

    The spend appears to be:

    Met 3 £300k

    Ad camapaign £80k

    Mortgage £4k

    Total £384k

    Total quoted fund £1200k

    Where’s the rest of it gone?

    Comical Clarry paid by millionaire. World’s most expensive lawyers paid by other millionaires. Flights paid by other millionaires, apart from easy jet chicken run - probable cost £200 including taxes

  9. SteveT Says:
    January 9th, 2008 at 8:33 am

    Good morning! So the 1 million deal is now woth 10 million! Are prisoners still allowed to profit from their crimes?

  10. SteveT Says:
    January 9th, 2008 at 8:38 am

    6
    naddo

    How come the funds run out of dosh?

    -New tennis bag.
    -Cost of witness statements IMO
    -Haircuts
    -Botox
    -New wallet

  11. Karen Says:
    January 9th, 2008 at 8:39 am

    It was obvious they were going to say they weren’t doing a film by yesterdays comments backlash. Why the mainstream public would be outraged by a film and not by the McCanns bizarre comments and attitude on the panorama documentary - I don’t know?

  12. Tony Bennett Says:
    January 9th, 2008 at 8:39 am

    6 naddo says (January 9th, 2008 at 8:24 am):

    How come the funds run out of dosh?

    The spend appears to be:

    Metodo 3 - £300k

    Ad camapaign - £80k

    Mortgage - £4k

    Total - £384k

    Total quoted fund - £1,200k

    Where’s the rest of it gone?

    REPLY: Well, here are some possibilities:

    1. Control Risks group - £250,000? £1 million? Remember this from 24 September? -

    “KATE and Gerry McCann have hired a crack team of ex-SAS soldiers to help find their missing daughter. The couple are convinced four-year-old Madeleine is still alive.
    Now one of the world’s top private security firms have been called in to track her down.
    Friends said the McCanns decided to hire Control Risks Group to “do the work that the Portuguese have failed to do�? The firm were launched 30 years ago by ex-SAS officers and former MI5 and MI6 agents. They charge ****thousands of pounds a day**** and specialise in finding kidnap victims�?

    P.S. 200 days of Control Risks Group at say £5,000 a day = £1 million

    2. Travel expenses of Gerry and Kate McCann

    3. Travel expenses of Esther McVey and the five other Trustees

    4. Other expenses of Gerry and Kate McCann

    5. Other expenses of Esther McVey and five other Trustees

    6. ‘Consultants�?- McCanns said back in September that they were using ‘consultants�?on ‘various matters�?

    Very little of the detail will be shown, if and when the accounts of the Find Madeleine Fund private compnay are ever published. I expect hundreds of thousands of pounds of expenditure to be listed under vague headings like ‘consultants�?and ‘miscellaneous expenses�?

    As, seemingly, with almost everything else associated with this couple, the real truth about the fund’s income will be hidden and the subject of carefully-released half-truths.

    A copy of the Fund’s bank account statements would be very revealing�?/P>



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