No, no, they are not filming since last November - they are not filming yet at all.
Once again, kudos to Shrublands for finding this! And I am amazed that EON actually wanted to do the two-part-film (or to film back to back). Then again, in the current climate where horizontal story lines are king, it would have made sense.
But I prefer a Bond film to have a real ending, I must admit. Sure, they can take things to the next film. But an open end for Bond... naw.
What Mendes clearly states is that BOND 24 is not a story continuing from "Skyfall" but rather uses the established characters (M, Moneypenny, Q, Tanner) who were mostly set up in "Skyfall" but needed more development.
Charlie Rose, unfortunately, continues to babble into Mendes´ answers - so I´m sure we would have gotten more from Mendes about BOND 24.
What I take away from this interview: Mendes clearly wants to take M, Moneypenny, Q and Tanner seriously and build up a great ensemble to work with Bond. That does not mean, I guess, that they will have expanded roles - but their scenes will be more character-driven, rather than go back to expository cameos.
One nitpick: Mendes mentions that he cast a new M, Moneypenny, Q... and Tanner? Was he really involved in that, prior to "Casino Royale"? Don´t think so.
Edited by SecretAgentFan, 26 April 2014 - 01:45 PM.