Daniel Craig fielded a query about James Bond’s sexuality whereas discussing his homosexual drama Queer on the Venice Movie Pageant.
Throughout a pageant press conference held Tuesday, Sept. 3, a reporter requested Craig, 56, and his Queer director Luca Guadagnino whether or not they thought the long-lasting British spy character could possibly be depicted as homosexual whereas asking Guadagnino, 53, what went into casting Craig for his new movie.
“Guys, let’s be adults within the room for a second,” Guadagnino responded, after the query drew laughter from Craig and quite a few press convention attendees. “There isn’t any approach round the truth that no person would ever know James Bond’s wishes, interval.”
“Now, the vital factor is that he does his missions correctly,” the director added, drawing laughter from attendees and Craig once more. “Darling, I am keen on you,” Guadagnino then mentioned to Craig as he patted the actor on the again of the top.
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Craig portrayed Bond throughout 5 films launched between 2006 and 2021. He determined to cease taking part in the character after 2021’s No Time To Die. Eon Productions, which produces the James Bond movie collection, has not but introduced who will play 007 in future movies.
The actor and Guadagnino collaborated on Queer, wherein Craig performs a person who finds a romantic reference to a youthful associate (Drew Starkey) whereas dwelling in Mexico Metropolis in 1950, per the festival’s synopsis.
Craig’s different well-known main character, the detective Benoit Blanc from the Knives Out films, was depicted as homosexual in that collection’ 2022 entry Glass Onion: A Knives Out Thriller.
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“I’ve been an admirer of this gentleman for a very long time regardless of his appears and [his prestige] and I had this instinct that I suffocated inside me,” Guadagnino informed reporters Tuesday, whereas saying he initially didn’t suppose Craig would take up a suggestion to star in Queer.
“I am pragmatic — you must make films, you can’t daydream,” he mentioned of Craig’s casting. “A gentleman that’s within the room was actually the one who was not pragmatic and mentioned to me, ‘What about Daniel Craig?’ And I mentioned ‘I considered it, however he is by no means going to say sure,’ and he mentioned to me, ‘Let’s ask,’ and he mentioned sure. And the sure was a definitive sure. He is one of many biggest actors and it is a privilege to work with somebody like him.”
