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”
“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”
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”
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’’
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”
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?”
The Daily Express costs “ONLY 40p”
“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”
He added: “The Portuguese police seem to be blinkered in their approach and it feels like they want to find the McCanns guilty regardless.”
DAILY STAR front page: “MADDIE: THE £10M MOVIE – Skint parent to sell film rights”
Skint? The Find Madeleine Fund is dwindling, down to its last “£200,000”. 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”
Says the Star: “The couple – who are prime suspects – are in negotiations with the world’s biggest talent and entertainment agency IMG”
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”
A poll: “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”
“Kate and Gerry McCann could make £2million from a film deal over the story of their daughter’s disappearance, it has been claimed”
Not £10m? Such are the perils of showbiz?
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”
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”
And: “But Gerry McCann was quick to deny the story”
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?”
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”
How did it become a story about Kate McCann’s looks?
DAILY MIRROR front page: “Maddy THE Movie”
The McCanns also met with ITV about making a documentary. Maddy A Movie…
THE SUN front page: “Maddie hunt ‘to be film’”
Page 9: “ They pary that movie will help find Maddie”
Gerry McCann is a “cardiac specialist”. The McCanns are “doctors”
“IS THIS THE RIGHT DECISION?”
“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…
THE GUARDIAN: “McCanns deny reports of Madeleine film”
Writes Gerry McCann on his blog: “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”
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”
THE TIMES page 3: “Parents may turn Madeleine McCann story into a Hollywood movie”
“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”
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”
DAILY TELGRAPH: “McCanns in talks to make a film about AMdldine’s disappearance”
“Do you think a Madeleine film should be made”
Well, we;’ve had the sop opera, and who wants to watch EastEnders: The Movie?
THE SCOTSMAN: “McCanns eye Madeleine film”
BOSTON HERALD: “Missing Madeleine story could become feature film”
The speculation, media hype and sensation so far
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January 9th, 2008 at 8:32 pm
1196 Garth said
Ah right! You’ve cracked it! Not only did they murder their daughter, they’re cashing in on her name?”
Now you’re getting it, Garth
January 9th, 2008 at 8:32 pm
1193
Totje
Ah !
Not 4 U
January 9th, 2008 at 8:31 pm
1196 garth
you said it!
they sure are cashing in on her name, blatantly, dont you see thats why public opinion has turned against them. Prat
January 9th, 2008 at 8:31 pm
1195
RedRooster Says:
January 9th, 2008 at 8:29 pm
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Come on then, show us your balls. You seem to be ducking and weaving. You sure you’re a rooster and not a chicken?
January 9th, 2008 at 8:30 pm
1192
Tony Bennett
Not my fault Mr. Bennet
Blame the mccoins
they don’t change their story
January 9th, 2008 at 8:30 pm
1090 Garth
The intelligent amongst the people who post here didnt need anyone to persuade them of the McCanns and their friends ctheir drovesomplicty.
January 9th, 2008 at 8:30 pm
1195 redrooster
he is getting to me tonight! pmt im afraid. someone once said pmt can be cured by going into an attic and throwing and smashing crockery, would give my eye teeth to be in a room with garth now!
January 9th, 2008 at 8:30 pm
1185
wtf Says:
January 9th, 2008 at 8:25 pm
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Ah right! You’ve cracked it! Not only did they murder their daughter, they’re cashing in on her name? Get real ffs.
January 9th, 2008 at 8:29 pm
1185
wtf Says:
January 9th, 2008 at 8:25 pm
1173 garth
their lifestyle. Didnt see ben needhams mum scam the public out of money. Its all they are bothered about, altering the publics opinion so they can obtain more money. Dear god i wouldnt leave my passport or handbag in an unlocked apartment abroad, these people lack all the basic skills of parenting
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well said
but im afraid its all in vein….poor garth is lost 
poor fool. I hope you have a good life jacket garthy 
January 9th, 2008 at 8:28 pm
1188
Tinsel
Joder
I’ve tears in my eyes ,i’m laughin so much
January 9th, 2008 at 8:28 pm
can’t say no,
was joke, you returned saying : ggggrrrrrrrr
January 9th, 2008 at 8:27 pm
1166 can’t say no says (January 9th, 2008 at 8:17 pm):
“RR - No pockets unturned”
REPLY: Not that again!
We had all those a few weeks ago on here.
They included:
“No tern unstoned” (a slightly oblique reference to the McCanns’ cliff-top jogging) - and one of my favourites:
“No donation unspurned”.
To which I would add, having regard to the recent questions about the Find Madeleine Fund being a massive deception:
“No donation returned”.
Unless, of course, a court orders otherwise!
January 9th, 2008 at 8:27 pm
1174
i-dont-believe-them
“her parents didn’t protect their child from evil because, it appears, that her parents were (and are) evil”
You are entitled to your opinion of course. Before I would say something like that, I would like to have some proof to justify such a statement.
January 9th, 2008 at 8:27 pm
1181
Jolie
nah
it’s only a story from PJ scum
January 9th, 2008 at 8:26 pm
1182
chenier Says:
January 9th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
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Open your eyes. Was it me or lovely Julie who made them claims?
January 9th, 2008 at 8:26 pm
1152
can’t say no Says:
January 9th, 2008 at 8:10 pm
The Fund’s Missing £1 million, Gone But Not Forgotten.
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Missing money! Quick start a new fund to find the fund.
“No turn unstoned!”
January 9th, 2008 at 8:25 pm
1177
Totje Says:
January 9th, 2008 at 8:21 pm
1155
RedRooster,
Hate you, you stole my line
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sorry about that
but when my wings get flapping 
January 9th, 2008 at 8:25 pm
1090 Garth
“…the PJ in my opinion are scum!”
That’s it !
I luv u more then ever
January 9th, 2008 at 8:25 pm
1173 garth
their lifestyle. Didnt see ben needhams mum scam the public out of money. Its all they are bothered about, altering the publics opinion so they can obtain more money. Dear god i wouldnt leave my passport or handbag in an unlocked apartment abroad, these people lack all the basic skills of parenting
January 9th, 2008 at 8:24 pm
1090 Garth
“…the PJ in my opinion are scum!”
What, all of them or just the one’s working on the McCann case?
January 9th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
ciara louise still no reply; not really suprised ill take it that you actually do know realise what you said and how it might be offencive to others
January 9th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
they asked the way tp the church, went there and put her in a coffin that was to be buried the next day - next to another body - bit of a sqash but she was small - then they nailed the lid back again, and the next day she was buried. thats it. catholic funeral. why make it so complicated
January 9th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
1171
Garth Says:
January 9th, 2008 at 8:19 pm
1145
Julie Says:
January 9th, 2008 at 8:05 pm
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Were you there? No………nuff said me thinks
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And you were?
January 9th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
to add to my post 1177
Of course, if Madeleine was already dead before the Kate’s announcement of Maddie’s abduction and the McCanns knew this, that’s a whole ‘nother kettle of fish.
January 9th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
1171
Garth Says:
January 9th, 2008 at 8:19 pm
1145
Julie Says:
January 9th, 2008 at 8:05 pm
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Were you there? No………nuff said me thinks
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were you gerry
i mean garthy…. 
January 9th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
#
1171
Garth Says:
January 9th, 2008 at 8:19 pm
1145
Julie Says:
January 9th, 2008 at 8:05 pm
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Were you there? No………nuff said me thinks
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My question to you Garthy - WERE YOU THERE?
January 9th, 2008 at 8:21 pm
And about the only signs of normality, with Clarrie admitting that:
‘However, the couple may be hampered because until their status as official suspects in the case is lifted, they are unable to publicly comment on what has happened, and Mr Mitchell said they would not be doing anything until they were formally freed from the investigation, which he admitted could yet be for several years.’
In short, Clarrie spinning away, with the sting in the tail, buried at the end of the heartrending tale of woe…
January 9th, 2008 at 8:21 pm
1155
RedRooster,
Hate you, you stole my line
January 9th, 2008 at 8:21 pm
1145 chenier
The article from the FBI’s website re. child abduction that you linked was very interesting. I do want to point out the following passage from it:
QUOTE
A DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVE
Contemporary analyses of nationally representative child abduction patterns demonstrate that law enforcement and criminal justice professionals can better understand the dynamics of child abduction by assessing child victimization from a developmental perspective. [3] Simply put, as children progress through life they become more physically and emotionally mature, more independent, and more mobile. As they age, their attributes, vulnerabilities, and accessibility change, and they gain exposure to and become desired by different types of abductors who exploit them for different reasons. Younger, more constantly monitored children (birth to 5 years), for example, generally have a greater risk of victimization by parents or other trusted caregivers who have access to their protective confines. More independent school-age children who experience lapses in supervision by caretakers are more accessible and more often victimized by acquaintances or strangers outside their homes. [4] Thus, during their lives, childr en face different abduction and victimization scenarios and risks.
UNQUOTE
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If Kate and Gerry are being truthful about leaving the children unsupervised in an unlocked apartment and also that it is true that they were free with telling other people that information, then their case would not fall into the usual category of parents protecting and supervising children of that age (or having someone else providing that care for them on their behalf).
I do think the article provides many excellent statistics about child abductions and I encourage people to read it:
Investigating Potential Child Abduction Cases
FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin,The, April, 2001 by Wayne D. Lord, Monique C. Boudreaux, Kenneth V. Lanning
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2194/is_4_70/ai_75959748
January 9th, 2008 at 8:21 pm
1164
Totje
Sorry ,must missed
What is ?