Sam Mendes to helm Bond 24 and 25?

With the huge success of the 23rd James Bond film, Skyfall, it was only natural that EON productions, headed by producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, would want director Sam Mendes to return and helm the 24th Bond film. But Mendes, whose first love is the theatre, told them that he had two projects in the pipeline -the West End production of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and King Lear- and that they were his first priorities. While Bond 24 had no release date, keeping to its two year release cycle, it was assumed that it would bow in November 2014, which meant production would need to start in January (John Logan, who co-scripted Skyfall, is writing the next two Bond adventures). So the producers, understanding his commitment to the theatre, decided to search for a new director. That started the rumor mill of who could do the film, with Christopher Nolan being the frontrunner. But Nolan (who has made it known he would love to direct a Bond film) is deep in pre-production on Interstellar, which begins filming towards the end of summer, so that means he was out as well. And apparently they could not find a director that could build on the success of Skyfall. So what do you do? 

After a lengthy negotiation, Sam Mendes will direct James Bond 24, but the film will be delayed by a year, now to (unofficially) bow in November of 2015. Roger Friedman over at Showbiz411-who is quite reliable on general scoops (and Bond ones in particular) - has also said that Mendes will likely helm Bond 25 as well -which should be Daniel Craig's last turn as 007. If this is indeed true, then it adds fuel to the fire (that writer Logan started months ago) that the next Bond film will indeed be a two-parter.