Experts say it would make sense to expand 007’s appeal into fresh media but Barbara Broccoli resists call‘Bondmania’: cinemas hire extra staff ahead of No Time To Die releaseJames Bond’s next mission should be a TV spin-off as 007 contemplates his future in the streaming era, according to experts, but the secret agent’s gatekeepers are wary of moving away from the multiplex.The Bond films have proved a consistent draw for millions of cinemagoers since Dr No was released nearly 60 years ago, with the last two entries in the franchise, Skyfall and Spectre, making a combined $2bn (£1.5bn) at the global box office.
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