is rolling through a lot of firsts in his life. The singer, who rode the wave of a critically acclaimed debut album all the way to the Grammys with a best new artist nomination, offered an immediate yes when asked to make his acting debut in ‘s opposite Daniel Craig. The film finds him playing a hustler who has a steamy one-night stand with Craig’s William Lee in Mexico City complete with a sex scene and full frontal nudity — more firsts for the 27-year-old Indiana native.
His foray into Hollywood has since taken him to the Venice Film Festival and the recent LACMA Art + Film Gala, all new experiences for the rising star. “It’s cool to be invited. It’s sweet,” Apollo told on Wednesday night at the L.
A. premiere at DGA Theater Complex. “I don’t really think about how I’m perceived, so I kind of just am existing and the fact that people like my music and who I am as a person is beautiful.
I don’t take it for granted.” He’s also not letting it slide that the based on the William S. Burroughs novel (adapted by Justin Kuritzkes) is coming out after a highly divisive election.
Set in 1950s Mexico City, follows an outcast American expat (Craig) who becomes infatuated with a younger man ( ) as he battles substance abuse, which takes them on a surprising expedition. Lesley Manville, Jason Schwartzman, Henry Zaga, Colin Bates, Drew Droege, Ariel Schulman and Simon Rizzoni round out the cast. “See, I’m from Indiana.
That’s a very conservative state but I .
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