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The Hollywood chief, 58, told director Antoine Fuqua “it is time” for the famous spy to be played by a black actor.

The 52-year-old chatted to Barbara about who will take over from Daniel Craig, 50, if he hangs up his gun after the next Bond film, due next year.

Idris, 45, is in the running to take on the coveted role.

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Antoine revealed Barbara feels “it is time” for an ethnic minority actor to star as 007 and she is certain “it will happen eventually”.

He added: “Idris could do it if he was in shape. You need a guy with physically strong presence. Idris has that.”

Antoine was speaking at the launch of his new business venture SoundFi, a new app that allows moviegoers the chance to listen to films in “immersive” 3D quality sound.

As Executive Advisor and Partner of the company, he feels it is "a game changer."

He said: "It allows the audience to really hear the sound in an immersive experience. If you can bring the visuals and the sound as close to being there in the scene as possible, where they are looking under the seats, then you are doing something special.

"Since the Great Train Robbery where there was no sound uptil now, we may have made great strides in sound, but it kind of stopped. SoundFi is doing something to change that."

Fuqua says that audiences taking headphones to the movie theaters is not a big deal in today's world.

He added: "As a director, I'm always thinking about ways to make the movie better. We go through painstaking details in editing and mixing to get the sound perfect for the audience, SoundFi confidently showcases to movie fans the sonic commitment and artistic intent we have as filmmaker.

"My kids grew up with headphones on. It is part of our society now.

"Our society is ready for that and are ready for more choices. It is important that we all keep people coming to the movies and giving them an experience. It is expensive to go to the movies for most people so why not make it fun and industry. Why not keep pushing the envelope, why would we not do it with sound. The visual and the picture are one."

Columbia Pictures announced The Equalizer 2 will be the very first film offered on the platform.

Fuqua added: "SoundFi was created by audiophiles and movie nuts to provide premium 360-degree/floor-to-ceiling sound through headphones no matter where they are watching their favorite movies."

Fuqua feels that within the next couple of years SoundFI will be used by millions of people worldwide for watching content on devices, planes and cars.