The first trailer for Luca Guadignino's latest film Queer debuted, showcasing Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey in the William S. Burroughs adaptation.
Based on the novel of the same name and adapted for the screen by Justin Kuritzkes (Challengers), the story follows William Lee (Craig), who finds himself in Mexico City after escaping heroin charges in the United States, and Eugene Allerton (Starkey), a former soldier new to town, as they make a connection.
“A wise old queen taught me that I had a duty to live, to overcome hatred with knowledge, sincerity and love,” William says of Craig at the start of the trailer, which shows its two stars they cross the city.
Queeralso starring Lesley Manville, Jason Schwartzman, Henrique Zaga and Omar Apollo, it debuted at the Venice Film Festival to largely positive reviews.
The Hollywood journalistThe film's review from Venice reads: “It's hard to think of a director more ideal than Guadagnino for exploring the strangeness, sensuality and shifting terrain of romantic intoxication, and he's found the perfect traveling companion in Daniel Craig. In a rousing performance that balances colorful affectation with raw hunger, the actor makes Lee a magnetic narrator whose shield of worldly composure falls away when Eugene (Drew Starkey) slips from his grasp, leaving him a virtual ghost by the end of the film .