Daniel Craig’s A24 Queer trailer is here and it’s making we want to stream my favorite forbidden romance movie on Netflix
“I want to talk to you, without speaking”
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
This year has been Luca Guadagnino’s year, and following the success of his erotic sports dramaChallengers(2024), which is one of thebest Prime Video moviesright now, he’s about to break the internet once again with his upcoming romance dramaQueerthatstars Daniel Craig (Knives OutandGlass Onion) and Drew Starkey (Outer BanksandLove, Simon) with a screenplay from Justin Kuritzkes. The devil works hard, but Luca Guadagnino works harder.
The movie was picked up by production company A24, which makes up some of thebest Max movies, and it’s just dropped the first trailer, which you can view below. Set for a November 27 US theatrical release, the first look at Guadagnino’s gay period drama fuels less tension compared to the trailer forChallengersand is more gentle in its insight to Craig and Starkey’s romantic bond – but it still packs the right dose of steaminess that we’ve come to expect with a Guadagnino drama.
In addition to Craig’s brilliantly awkward characterization are visually striking ‘will they, won’t they?’ moments that bring the lead protagonists closer together. The movie is expected to have a brief appearance from co-star singer Omar Apollo (who was on theRed, White and Royal Bluesoundtrack) and will feature a number of other familiar actors such as Jason Schwartzman (Asteroid CityandRushmore), Leslie Manville (Netflix’sThe Crown) and Henry Zaga (The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare) – all of whom unfortunately don’t appear in the trailer.
From first glance, it seems as though Guadagnino is revisiting themes of age-gap relationships, which garnered significant attention in his coming-of-age dramaCall Me By Your Name(2017) that starred Timothee Chalamet (Dune) as a 17 year-old who develops a romance with his father’s graduate student assistant –Call Me By Your Nameis one of thebest Netflix moviesin the US and Australia, and is streaming on Prime Video in the UK. The new trailer forQueercertainly offers similarities, however this time around, the romance translates as less controversial.
What is the story of Guadagnino’s Queer?
Much like his 2017 romance dramaCall Me By Your Name, which brought the story of André Aciman’s novel to the big screen, Guadagnino’s upcoming movieQueeris adapted from the 1985 semi-autobiographical novel of the same by William S. Burroughs.
In the 1950s in Mexico City, William Lee (Craig) is a self-conscious man in his late-40s living among bar owners and college students in a small community after escaping charges for drug use. When student and former GI Eugene Allteron (Starkey) arrives in the city, Lee is infatuated with him and is determined to establish a romance. Although Allteron is reluctant to entertain Lee’s advances, he comes to his senses and the two spark a romantic connection.
Queerwill be released in US cinemas on November 27, 2024. Make sure to check back with TechRadar to see when it gets a streaming release date.
Get the best Black Friday deals direct to your inbox, plus news, reviews, and more.
Sign up to be the first to know about unmissable Black Friday deals on top tech, plus get all your favorite TechRadar content.
You might also like
Rowan is an Editorial Associate and Apprentice Writer for TechRadar. A recent addition to the news team, he is involved in generating stories for topics that spread across TechRadar’s categories. His interests in audio tech and knowledge in entertainment culture help bring the latest updates in tech news to our readers.
Lego will let you build Sir Ernest Shackleton’s iconic lost ship, the Endurance, in its next Icons set
Singapore Criterium live stream 2024: How to watch FREE UCI cycling online
The real battle for generative AI in software
