Drew Droege dishes on going “butch” for ‘Queer’ & what Luca Guadagnino thinks of his Chloë Sevigny
Reno 911! to New Girl to Bob’s Burgers to the timeless classic (at least in this household!) Eating Out 4: Drama Camp. Of course, he ascended to even higher levels of iconography thanks to his brilliantly batty Chloë Sevigny impression, which is the exact kind of gay nonsense that never fails to have us in stitches.Now, in an utterly delightful turn of events, Droege has a standout supporting role in the romantic drama Queer—the latest from filmmaker Luca Guadagnino who, by the way, has directed Sevigny on a few projects.“Yes, Luca became familiar with me because of my Chloë videos, and he told me he really enjoys them,” Droege shares with Queerty. “He obviously loves the real Chloë as well, and she’s fantastic in his work.
It is beautiful to me that he appreciates both of us for what we do.”Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.Based on the semi-autobiographical novel from William S.
Burroughs, Queer follows American writer Lee (Daniel Craig) as he wanders aimlessly around Mexico City in 1950, only to become infatuated with a younger ex-pat (Drew Starkey).
Droege plays John Dumé, an acquaintance of Lee’s, and one of the many homosexual men who managed to find some semblance of community in a time and place when most of the rest of the world wanted to pretend they didn’t exist.So, how did a gifted comedic performer like Droege find himself in what just might be Guadagnino’s most beautiful, trippy, and erotic movies yet?
