Vue ‘looking at options’ after Bond film delay forces rival Cineworld to close

Vue has been putting Covid-19 measures in place in its cinemas (Vue Entertainment/PA)

The chief executive of Vue Cinemas has said the company will try to avoid lay-offs but is being forced to look at all options, after rival Cineworld closed all its theatres in the UK and US.

Tim Richards said cinema chains were dealt a “body blow” by the delay of the next James Bond film, No Time To Die, until April next year.