As steamy ‘Queer’ scenes leak online, Daniel Craig says Omar Apollo wasn’t nervous about baring it all
Queer, but how could we not be excited for that one?You can’t spell this site’s name without it!The Call Me By Your Name director reunites with Challengers writer Justin Kuritzkes to adapt acclaimed author William S.
Burroughs’ novel of the same name, which went unpublished for years likely due to its heavy homosexual content.Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.The film finds former 007 Daniel Craig playing Lee—a semi-autobiographical version of Burroughs himself—an aimless man living in Mexico City in the 1940s who is trying to overcome his drug addiction when he grows infatuated with a younger man named Allerton (Outer Banks‘ Drew Starkey), recently discharged from the Navy.After debuting at the Venice Film Festival in early September, Queer made its U.S.
premiere at the New York Film Festival earlier this week, and excitement over the movie has reached a fever pitch, especially as A24 mounts a promotional campaign for its theatrical release on November 24.Craig, for one, is receiving some of the best reviews of his career for his fearless performance, and much has already been made about his explicit intimates scenes with Starkey, but also alt-pop star Omar Apollo, going whole-hog for his acting debut.
Literally.First reactions to ‘Queer’ are calling it one of the most explicit mainstream gay movies ever.Yes, as has been reported, the “Spite” singer’s brief but memorable cameo includes a scene where he takes it all off and gets it on with Craig’s Lee.
