Skyfall star Ben Whishaw has hinted that Bond 24 could begin production by the end of the year.
The Hour actor, who played MI6's new Q in last year's action blockbuster, said that he and Daniel Craig will "probably be back together again in about ten months".
Whishaw also said that he hopes Q is more involved in the Skyfall follow-up and wants Sam Mendes to return to the director's chair.
Asked if there was any actor he'd like to see play James Bond when Craig's tenure finished, Whishaw replied: "I know that he's doing the next three so I'm not thinking beyond that. We've got to just get through those first."
It had previously been reported that Craig had signed up to play 007 in two further outings. Mendes is believed to be close to securing a deal to direct the franchise's 24th instalment.
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The Hour actor, who played MI6's new Q in last year's action blockbuster, said that he and Daniel Craig will "probably be back together again in about ten months".
Whishaw also said that he hopes Q is more involved in the Skyfall follow-up and wants Sam Mendes to return to the director's chair.
Asked if there was any actor he'd like to see play James Bond when Craig's tenure finished, Whishaw replied: "I know that he's doing the next three so I'm not thinking beyond that. We've got to just get through those first."
It had previously been reported that Craig had signed up to play 007 in two further outings. Mendes is believed to be close to securing a deal to direct the franchise's 24th instalment.
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Born on October 14, 1980, British actor Ben Whishaw Whishaw began performing on stage in the late 1990s, as a member of the Bancroft Youth Theatre (now the Big Spirit Youth Theatre). He earned critical acclaim after starring in the theater's production of If This Is a Man, an autobiographical play by Holocaust survivor Primo Levi. Whishaw garnered more positive reviews in 2004 after playing the lead role in a production of Hamlet. Whishaw soon began landing film roles, including as Keith Richards in the 2005 biopic Stoned. In 2011, Whishaw debuted on the popular television series The Hour. That same year, he was cast as Q in 2012's Skyfall, the 23rd installment of the James Bond film series, directed by Sam Mendes.