Press create a storm over London shooting victim and Casino Royale plot `overlap`

15-Feb-2006 • Casino Royale

The tabloid press have cooked up a storm by connecting a recent Casino Royale script leak with the real-life shooting of an innocent man shortly after the July bombings in London.

The Scotsman reports:
The family of a Brazilian man shot dead after being mistaken for a terrorist are "shocked" that his killing is to be reportedly mirrored in the plot of the next James Bond blockbuster, starring Daniel Craig.

Jean Charles de Menezes, 27, was killed in a police operation at Stockwell Underground station in London last July. His relatives, who live in Brazil, are said to be "shocked" that his death could be "glamorised" by the new 007 film, Casino Royale, out later this year.

According to reports, a leaked script reveals that Bond kills an unarmed bomb suspect, only to find it was the wrong man. Bond, played by Craig, 37, tries to clear his name after CCTV footage of the death is broadcast worldwide. It is not clear if the shooting storyline will be in the film.

Asad Rehman, spokesman for the de Menezes family, said: "If you can imagine what it must feel like, to think in a year or two's time, to walk down the street to see posters depicting how your loved one died in such horrific circumstances, it can only bring more anguish.

"No-one has spoken to the family to say 'We are considering this, we know it may be painful. They are shocked that such a tragic story could become glamorised by a Hollywood film. There's a big concern about such an issue being trivialised."

No-one was available to confirm the plot details at EON Productions, the film company, currently shooting on ocation in Prague.

Click here for details on the plot leak via the Latino Review script coverage.

Thanks to `kyvan` for the alert.