Omar Apollo has joined the cast of Luca Guadagnino’s upcoming romantic drama Queer.
On Tuesday (23 July), the singer-songwriter confirmed that he will making his acting debut in the highly-anticipated film, which also stars Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey.
“First movie with Luca, wow hot ass cast,” Apollo wrote on Twitter/X.
Queer will premiere at the 81st Venice International Film Festival, which takes place between 28 August – 7 September, where it will compete for the Golden Lion.
Set in 1940s Mexico City, the film follows Lee (Craig), a man on the run from a drug bust in New Orleans. In Mexico, he becomes obsessed with Allerton (Starkey), a discharged serviceman from the American Navy.
As it’s an adaptation of William S. Burrough’s Queer, the film will presumably explore similar themes to the novel such as sex and drug abuse, so we expect this to be a heavy one.
first movie with Luca, wow hot ass cast 🎧🪽 https://t.co/modPIWKtZD
— Omar Apollo (@omarapollo) July 23, 2024
Starkey is known for his supporting performances in films such as Love, Simon (2018), Hellraiser (2022) and The Other Zoey (2023). Since 2020, he has played Rafe in Netflix’s mystery teen drama Outer Banks.
Daniel Craig is Daniel Craig – no background info needed there – while Apollo is a Grammy-nominated singer best known for his track ‘Evergreen (You Didn’t Deserve Me At All)’.
Last month, he released his second studio album God Said No to critical acclaim.
Additional cast members for Queer include Lesley Manville, Jason Shwartzman, Henry Zaga, Michael Borremans, Andra Ursuta, David Lowery, Drew Droege, Ariel Schulman and Lisandro Alonso.
Queer will mark Guadagnino’s second film of the year after Challengers, which stars Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist. Released to universal acclaim, the sports dramedy was praised for its queer subtext.
The director is best known to LGBTQIA+ audiences for his Academy Award-nominated drama Call Me By Your Name.
While we wait for news on Queer‘s release date, check out the first shot from the film below.
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