Daniel Craig made a handsome impression as he arrived at the Venice Pier on Tuesday morning to promote his new film Queer at the annual film festival.
The 56-year-old actor is tipped for an Oscar nomination in the Best Actor category for his portrayal of American expat and war veteran William Lee in the film about a same-sex romance.
Daniel, who has yet to receive a single Academy Award nomination despite his career in Hollywood, recently showed off his long, tousled blond locks, opting for a classic white shirt and blue jeans with sneakers for the occasion.
He smiled and waved as he walked to the photo shoot for the explicit same-sex drama, which premieres at the festival later that day.
The James Bond actor, who is out on the town with his wife Rachel Weisz, wore sunglasses and accessorised with a watch.
Daniel Craig made a handsome impression as he arrived at the Venice pier on Tuesday morning to promote his new film Queer at the annual film festival
The 56-year-old actor, who recently showed off his long, tousled blond locks, opted for a classic white shirt and blue jeans with trainers for the occasion
He’s been surprising fans in recent months with his new haircut for his upcoming film Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, which began filming in June
He’s been surprising fans in recent months with his new haircut for his upcoming film Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, which began filming in June.
Daniel has reprised his role as Detective Benoit Blanc for the third installment The film is expected to be released next year.
Daniel is in town to promote his new film Queer, which premieres at the festival on Tuesday, September 3.
Directed by Luca Guadagnino and based on the semi-autobiographical novella by William Burroughs, Queer stars Daniel as American expat and war veteran William Lee, who is romantically involved with a younger man, Eugene Allerton (Drew Starkey), a drug addict and discharged naval officer.
Early reviews indicate that moviegoers will be shocked by the explicit nature of some key moments in the film.
One scene that has been talked about a lot is the one where Daniel has oral sex with Allerton.
Venice Film Festival president Alberto Barbera said he thinks Daniel has given “the best performance of his life” in Queer, and he would be surprised if we don’t see the British actor at next year’s Academy Awards.
It would be Craig’s first Oscar nomination ever.
The 81st Venice International Film Festival is organized by La Biennale di Venezia and takes place at the Lido di Venezia from August 28 to September 7.
Sigourney Weaver will receive the prestigious Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement Award during the festival.
The James Bond actor, who is out on the town with his wife Rachel Weisz, wore a pair of back-to-back sunglasses and accessorized with a watch
Queer, directed by Luca Guadagnino, is based on the semi-autobiographical novella by William Burroughs and stars Daniel as American expat and war veteran William Lee
Daniel smiled and waved as he walked to the photo shoot for the explicit same-sex drama, which premieres at the festival later in the day
Early reviews indicate that moviegoers will be shocked by the explicit nature of some of the film’s key moments (stock photo by Queer)
Drew Starkey, Luca Guadagnino and Daniel pictured on the boat
Drew and Daniel were caught chatting on the boat
The group waved as they arrived at the event
The group gave an animated performance when they arrived
In the film, Allerton initially rejects Lee’s advances, but eventually gives in.
A source told the Ny Breaking that it was ‘a far cry from Bond and very explicit. Craig is brilliant in the film.’
Venice Film Festival president Alberto Barbera said he thinks Daniel has given “the best performance of his life” in Queer, and he would be surprised if we don’t see the British actor at next year’s Academy Awards.
Barbera told a reporter that Daniel “had a couple of sex scenes that were pretty intense.”
In an interview, Guadagnino said: ‘Queer will be my most personal film. It’s an homage to Powell and Pressburger.
“I’ve seen The Red Shoes at least 50 times and I think they would appreciate the sex scenes in Queer. They’re numerous and quite scandalous.”
The novella was written between 1951 and 1953, but not published until 1985. Much of it was written after the death of Burroughs’ wife, Joan Vollmer, whom he shot in the head during a drinking party in Mexico City.
Their four-year-old son was in the room at the time. Burroughs said he tried to shoot a glass off her head, William Tell-style, but later changed his story and said the weapon misfired.
He was convicted in absentia of manslaughter after fleeing to the US.
Nowadays, Daniel lives mainly in New York with actress Rachel and their young daughter.
Ethan Hawke was also spotted at the Excelsior hotel on the same day
Ethan saluted and waved to the crowd
He wore a blue linen suit with sneakers
Michael Douglas looked stylish as always in a white shirt and gray pants
Michael looked great in a pair of chunky black sneakers