Daniel Craig will be playing James Bond for the fourth time (Picture: AP)

If you’re getting bored waiting for the follow-up to James Bond smash Skyfall, then the good news is you won’t have to wait much longer – as Bond 24 is finally set to begin filming.

According to reports 007’s 24th adventure will go in to production on December 6, with Daniel Craig returning for his fourth outing as the suave superspy.

And as if that’s not exciting enough, the film’s release date has also been announced – it’ll hit UK cinemas on October 23 2015, while US audiences will have the chance to see it on November 6.

Director Sam Mendes – who steered Skyfall to box office takings of over £100m in the UK alone – will be back behind the camera, while Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris and Rory Kinnear are among Craig’s co-stars.




Aside from the filming date we still don’t know a whole lot about Bond 24, with title and plot yet to be revealed.

However we do know that 007 will face off against a ‘physically imposing’ henchman – with fan site MI6 claiming that casting of the role has been ‘specifically focussed on someone extremely physically fit and over 6′ 2’.

The film is also rumoured to be shooting in several different locations including Morocco, Austria and Rome, as well as Pinewood Studios.

We’re counting the days already…

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