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Why Daniel Craig’s A24 Indie ‘Queer’ is 30 Years In the Making for Filmmaker Luca Guadagnino
The Hollywood ReporterStory by Kevin Dolak
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Celebrated director Luca Guadagnino brings William S. Burroughs' provocative 'Queer' novella to life with Daniel Craig and newcomer Drew Starkey, in a 30-year passion project exploring longing and self-discovery.
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- Guadagnino first discovered Burroughs' 'Queer' as a teenager in 1988 and has been trying to adapt it ever since, finally securing the rights and collaborating with screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes to bring the story to the big screen.
- The intimate, raw love scenes between Craig and Starkey's characters are already earning praise, with Andrew Garfield calling one of the film's oral sex scenes 'genuinely beautiful' and 'full of longing'.
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Daniel Craig, Drew Starkey, Luca Guadagnino, William S. Burroughs, Justin Kuritzkes, Andrew Garfield, Omar Apollo, A24, New York Film Festival, Queer