lOS ANGELES: Luca Guadagnino will next direct the William S Burroughs adaptation 'Queer' with Hollywood star Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey. 'Queer' will also topline Lesley Manville, frequent Wes Anderson collaborator Jason Schwartzman; and Henry Zaga, according to inside sources. Lorenzo Mieli's Fremantle-owned Italian company The Apartment - the internationally expanding shingle behind Guadagnino's Bones and Alla and Sofia Coppola's upcoming 'Priscilla' - is lead producing 'Queer' in tandem with Guadagnino's own Frenesy Film. And the film has everything - Mexico, lots of drugs, and Daniel Craig,a Anderson recently told The Guardian. Written between 1951 and 1953 but not published until 1985, 'Queer' is Burroughs's second novel after 'Junkie.'

Source: The Star April 22, 2023 08:12 UTC