Daniel Craig reveals why he wouldn’t play ‘Queer’ role during James Bond run: “It would look reactionary”

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Daniel Craig has revealed that he would not have taken on his role in Queer during his run as James Bond.The actor stars in the film as William Lee, an American expat in Mexico City who spends his days and nights cruising gay bars and picking up young men, as well as mingling with other members of a small homosexual expat community.

He then begins a love affair with the American student Eugene Allerton.Queer comes from director Luca Guadagnino (Challengers, Call Me By Your Name) and is based on a semi-autobiographical novella by William S.

Burroughs. It’s out in cinemas from Friday (December 13).Craig has given an interview to The Times in which he divulged that he would not have accepted the role while he was playing James Bond, which he did for five films from 2006 to 2021.“I couldn’t have done this while doing Bond,” he said. “It would look reactionary, like I was showing my range.He explained that he did not want to show Bond fans a different depiction of masculinity: “It’s just not a conversation I wanted.

I had it all the way through Bond anyway. Could there be this Bond? That Bond? So anything that is going to inflame that conversation?