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| Madeleine film reports dismissed | Madeleine film reports dismissed |
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| Madeleine McCann's parents have denied reports they are planning to make a film about her disappearance. | Madeleine McCann's parents have denied reports they are planning to make a film about her disappearance. |
| Writing on his online blog, Madeleine's father Gerry McCann said speculation about a film deal was "simply untrue". | |
| However, he did confirm there had been talks with a production company about making a documentary on the couple. | |
| He said projects were assessed to see if they could help find Madeleine, who disappeared in Portugal, just before her fourth birthday, last May. | He said projects were assessed to see if they could help find Madeleine, who disappeared in Portugal, just before her fourth birthday, last May. |
| 'Simply untrue' | |
| Writing on his blog on Tuesday, Mr McCann said: "Some of the media coverage today has been at its worst since Kate and I were declared arguidos [formal suspects]. | |
| "We can categorically deny that we are considering a movie about Madeleine's disappearance. This is simply untrue. | "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. | "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." | "Each proposal is considered on whether it is likely to have a positive effect, either directly or indirectly on the search for Madeleine." |
| He added that there had been a "preliminary discussion" with a production company about a documentary on the issues the family had faced since the disappearance of their daughter. | He added that there had been a "preliminary discussion" with a production company about a documentary on the issues the family had faced since the disappearance of their daughter. |