Deadline is reporting that Daniel Craig is looking to star in a feature adaptation of William S. Burrough’s novel Queer. Luca Guadagnino is set to direct the new film version, based on the book that was published first in 1985.
According to Amazon, the story is ‘set in Mexico City during the early fifties and follows William Lee’s hopeless pursuit of desire from bar to bar in the American expatriate scene. As Lee breaks down, the trademark Burroughsian voice emerges; a maniacal mix of self-lacerating humor and the Ugly American at his ugliest.’
The trade says that Guadagnino is currently raising financing for the feature, though has a number of projects in development, including an Audrey Hepburn biopic with Rooney Mara.
Craig can next be seen in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery which just enjoyed a theatrical run and will be released on Netflix on 23rd December.
