Daniel Craig on Reactions to His ‘Queer’ Sex Scenes: ‘It’s Pretty Prudish to Me’

Since the premiere of Luca Guadagnino’s “ Queer ” at the Venice Film Festival in September, there has been an intense response from fans and media alike surrounding the revealing love scenes between star Daniel Craig and his on-screen paramour Drew Starkey . When asked about the reactions to the on-screen sex at the Los Angeles premiere of “Queer” Wednesday night, Craig stated in a very matter-of-fact tone, “It’s pretty prudish to me.” “Queer,” based on the 1985 novella by famed American beatnik William S.

Burroughs, follows William Lee (Craig), a disillusioned American veteran who spends his days drinking and dopping in 1950s Mexico after fleeing a drug charge in his home country. His life suddenly finds purpose after meeting Eugene Allerton (Starkey), a younger American expat who shows Lee the flashes of love he’s desired for so long. Grammy-nominated pop star Omar Apollo makes his Hollywood debut in “Queer” as a sleazy bar patron who quells Lee’s loneliness after being shooed away by Eugene.

He revealed he landed the role because of a 2022 interview with Variety ‘s Marc Malkin in which the 27-year-old singer expressed his big-screen aspirations. You can watch the clip below. “Someone on Luca’s side saw the video of [Marc] asking me if I wanted to get into film and I said yes.

So they reached out.” Apollo said. “Luca, I’ve been a huge fan of him.

So as soon as they asked, I was like, ‘Of course.’ I didn’t even know what the scri.