Ben Whishaw has said that he expects be start filming with Daniel Craig in just ten months time, according to a report on Digital Spy.
And if that information is correct it looks like Bond 24 is due in 2014, which also means that the producers will be looking to get the script into good shape and a director signed up sooner rather than later, perhaps the reason why the rumours about Sam Mendes came up recently.
Source: Digital Spy