Mr And Mrs Smith Accused Of Copyright Breach

New Zealand author Gavin Bishop is claiming breach of copyright after asserting that the makers of hit Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie vehicle, Mr and Mrs Smith � stole his idea.

Bishop claims the film was �too close to be accidental� to a children�s book he wrote in 1997 called The Secret Lives of Mr and Mrs Smith. Nope, doesn�t sound similar at all�

He said: "The fact that my book was published in the United States and was available to thousands of school children - it doesn't seem too far-fetched to think the Hollywood scriptwriter of this film may have come across my book."

Bishop can�t afford to sue, but is keen for a lawyer to take up the case, female first report today.