‘The ugly American at his ugliest’
Independent publisher Grove Atlantic describes “Queer” as “a haunting tale of possession and exorcism,” with the metaphorical exorcism, in this case, presumably being that of Lee’s heroin dependency. I’m only familiar with the work of William S. Burroughs, like “Naked Lunch,” through reputation, but “Queer” would certainly mark a departure for Craig. After playing a womanizing secret agent and action hero for 15 years, the actor retired from the role of James Bond last year with “No Time to Die” and has since taken steps to shed some of his 007 image. In “Glass Onion,” Craig explores a new side to his character, Benoit Blanc, and in a recent Belvedere Vodka commercial, directed by Taika Waititi, he even showed off some of his dance moves, as seen in the video above.
Here’s a partial synopsis for “Queer” from Grove Atlantic:
“Set in Mexico City during the early fifties, ‘Queer’ follows William Lee, the protagonist of Burroughs’s debut novel [‘Junkie’], a man afflicted with acute heroin withdrawal and romantic yearnings for Eugene Allerton. As Lee breaks down over the course of his hopeless pursuit of desire from bar to bar in the American expatriate scene, the trademark Burroughsian voice emerges, a maniacal mix of self-lacerating humor and the ugly American at his ugliest.”
We’ll keep you updated on the development of “Queer” as it progresses.
Luca Guadagnino Is Teaming Up With Daniel Craig To Adapt William S. Burroughs’ Queer
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By Joshua Meyer/Dec. 9, 2022 7:10 am EST
According to Deadline, Guadagnino has had this adaptation of “Queer” in development for some time and is now acquiring the funds to finally make it a reality. Both he and Craig are coming off the release of a new film, with “Bones and All” and “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” having competed at the box office in some places over Thanksgiving weekend.
‘The ugly American at his ugliest’
Independent publisher Grove Atlantic describes “Queer” as “a haunting tale of possession and exorcism,” with the metaphorical exorcism, in this case, presumably being that of Lee’s heroin dependency. I’m only familiar with the work of William S. Burroughs, like “Naked Lunch,” through reputation, but “Queer” would certainly mark a departure for Craig. After playing a womanizing secret agent and action hero for 15 years, the actor retired from the role of James Bond last year with “No Time to Die” and has since taken steps to shed some of his 007 image. In “Glass Onion,” Craig explores a new side to his character, Benoit Blanc, and in a recent Belvedere Vodka commercial, directed by Taika Waititi, he even showed off some of his dance moves, as seen in the video above.
Here’s a partial synopsis for “Queer” from Grove Atlantic:
“Set in Mexico City during the early fifties, ‘Queer’ follows William Lee, the protagonist of Burroughs’s debut novel [‘Junkie’], a man afflicted with acute heroin withdrawal and romantic yearnings for Eugene Allerton. As Lee breaks down over the course of his hopeless pursuit of desire from bar to bar in the American expatriate scene, the trademark Burroughsian voice emerges, a maniacal mix of self-lacerating humor and the ugly American at his ugliest.”
We’ll keep you updated on the development of “Queer” as it progresses.
Here’s a partial synopsis for “Queer” from Grove Atlantic:
We’ll keep you updated on the development of “Queer” as it progresses.
“Set in Mexico City during the early fifties, ‘Queer’ follows William Lee, the protagonist of Burroughs’s debut novel [‘Junkie’], a man afflicted with acute heroin withdrawal and romantic yearnings for Eugene Allerton. As Lee breaks down over the course of his hopeless pursuit of desire from bar to bar in the American expatriate scene, the trademark Burroughsian voice emerges, a maniacal mix of self-lacerating humor and the ugly American at his ugliest.”
