James Bond actor Daniel Craig, director Luca Guadagnino and co-star Drew Starkey talk new film Queer, expand on its story.

The director detailed his ambitions around the William S. Burroughs novella while the actor known for playing James Bond praised the daring script.

WGN Entertainment Reporter Dean Richards sits down with Daniel Craig to talk about new movie “Queer.” Get Dean’s reviews and A-List interviews delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for Dean’s Downloads weekly newsletter. You’ll also get his Dean Cooks recipes too!

Guadagnino, convinced Craig was right for the role, approached the actor with the script. In Craig, Guadagnino saw someone, he says, who was “open to play.” Within days, Craig, long an admirer of Guadagnino’s films, was in.

The acclaimed British actor may be best known for portraying James Bond, but he embraces a much different role in Luca Guadagnino’s William S. Burroughs-themed ‘Queer.’

While he may no longer be James Bond, actor Daniel Craig is about to be something else: a first time Oscar nominee.