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Here's everything we know about Luca Guadagnino's next sexy AF film 'Queer'
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We're all obsessed with Luca Guadagnino's magnum opus Challengers, and we can't wait to see what he does next!
The Italian director is keeping a full slate, with upcoming projects like Separate Rooms (with Challengers star Josh O'Connor in talks to star) and After The Hunt with Julia Roberts, Andrew Garfield, and Ayo Edebiri. But one project we're most excited for is his next, upcoming film Queer!
Ever since Queer was first announced, we've been dying to learn more, and now we know quite a bit about what the movie will be like.
So here's everything you need to know about Luca Guadagnino's Queer!What's it about?
Daniel Craig to star in Luca Guadagnino’s film adaptation of William S. Burrough’s ‘QUEER’.
— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) December 9, 2022
(https://t.co/MYV7Knzolq) pic.twitter.com/f3A6alxoIi
Queer is a historical romantic drama that follows an American expat named Lee who lives in Mexico City in the 1940s. There he meets and becomes infatuated with a younger man named Allerton, who is a drug addict and was discharged from the Navy.
What is it based on?
Daniel Craig plays an outcast American expat who lives in Mexico, and Drew Starkey stars as a younger man with whom he becomes madly infatuated, in Luca Guadagnino’s next film ‘QUEER.’
— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) April 21, 2023
Filming begins this month in Italy. pic.twitter.com/jfUiDC2QAG
Queer is based on the 1985 novel of the same name by William S. Burroughs. It's a sequel to his previous book Junkie.
Who's in it?
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross will score Luca Guadagnino’s ‘QUEER.’
— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) April 4, 2024
It stars Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey. pic.twitter.com/OVuDP245L1
Daniel Craig, known for the Knives Out films as well as playing James Bond in movies like Spectre and Casino Royale, stars as Lee, opposite Drew Starkey as Allerton. The cast also includes Lesley Manville, Jason Schwartzman, Henry Zaga, Drew Droege, and Ariel Schulman. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, who did the soundtrack for Challengers are also doing the music for this film. The Queer script was also written by Challengers screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes, and the Queer costumes will also be done by Loewe creative director Jonathan Anderson, another one of Guadagnino's Challengers collaborators.
When does it come out?
Luca Guadagnino’s ‘QUEER’ is rumored to be 3 hours long and premiere at the Venice Film Festival.
— Cinema Solace (@SolaceCinema) May 19, 2024
Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey star in the film, written by ‘Challengers’ scribe Justin Kuritzkes.
(Source: https://t.co/qkp2H0RP6Q) pic.twitter.com/CQlN0VlxMc
Queer is expected to debut later this year during the fall festival circuit. The rumor is it that the film is three hours long and will premiere at the Venice Film Festival, which begins August 28.
How sexy will it be?
Luca Guadagnino reveals his upcoming film, ‘QUEER’, starring Daniel Craig & Drew Starkey will feature a lot of sex scenes. 🎥 pic.twitter.com/KKQ8D3zDeK
— Buzzing Pop (@BuzzingPop) May 21, 2024
Very sexy. Guadagnino has said that the film features a lot of sex, so we definitely win this one!
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Mey Rude
Mey Rude is a journalist and cultural critic who has been covering queer news for a decade. The transgender, Latina lesbian lives in Los Angeles with her fiancée.
Mey Rude is a journalist and cultural critic who has been covering queer news for a decade. The transgender, Latina lesbian lives in Los Angeles with her fiancée.