LONDON, UK – Following the success of SPECTRE, the most recent film in the James Bond canon, producers Michael Wilson and Barbara Brocolli were quick to confirm work had already begun on a spin-off centering around the character of Moneypenny and the low-octane world of office bureaucracy. The film will mark the first attempt to broaden the Bond franchise from its roots of action, intrigue and sexism to a more realistic depiction of the daily grind and paperwork of an undervalued and under-appreciated female civil servant.

Speaking to reporters at the premiere of the latest film, Brocolli was confident in her assessment that global audiences wish to learn more about the character of Moneypenny who has become a firm fan favourite for her ability to put up with over forty years of objectification and overt sexual innuendo from her superiors.

‘Moneypenny has earned the right to her own film. People are desperate to know more about her, where she keeps all those manilla folders to put secret briefings in and more importantly, how often she has to order new ones from the stationers. This film will really get to the bottom of who Moneypenny is. Where she lives, what she does on weekends, what ready-meals she buys when she’s too tired from replying to chain emails about staff fridges to cook for herself and what bus stop she gets off at and cries alone in, unable to face another argument with her fiancé about whether or not she should file a sexual harassment case against James Bond. This film has it all.’

Though details of the script have been kept tightly under wraps, the film, scheduled for release in early 2017, is believed to follow Moneypenny as she struggles to get to the bottom of a string of stapler thefts in the Mi6 office that seem to somehow be linked to the mysterious and shadowy Human Executive Resources Panel Examining Secretaries (HERPES). She will stop at nothing between the hours of 9am and 6pm to get to the bottom of what is going on. With the help of Q, who upgrades the ram in her PC to help Microsoft Outlook run faster and provides her with a specially modified pen which at the touch of a hidden button becomes a rape alarm, Moneypenny follows the clues wherever they lead within her specific pay grade.

Industry experts reacted with surprise at the news given the fact that films about mundane corporate chores have a chequered history at the box office to say the least. Notable successes include Pedro Almodóvar’s accountancy drama Spreadsheet and James Franco’s summer blockbuster Indecent Attachment about an email server that becomes self-aware.

These, however, are rare exceptions. Less successful attempts include Michael Bay’s big budget flop Self Assessment, a story about a self-employed chartered surveyor struggling to file his tax return in timewhich struggled to make an impression with cinema goers. Despite its losses it was nowhere near as disastrous as United Passions, the most derided admin based film to date, that sought to tell the irresponsibly boring story of the paperwork needed to create the logistical and legal framework of FIFA.

Despite the reservations, Moneypenny is set to go ahead with actors already cast for the major roles and funding secured from major sponsors Linux and Post-It, whose products will feature prominently. It remains to be seen, however, whether the public will want to escape the mind numbing drudgery of their own lives by watching the mind numbing drudgery of someone elses life.