Drew Starkey Talks Filming Steamy Intimate Scenes with Daniel Craig for New Movie 'Queer'

Drew Starkey is dishing on his highly-anticipated new movie Queer!

The 30-year-old actor and Daniel Craig play gay lovers in the upcoming movie from director Luca Guadagnino, which will premiere at the 2024 Venice Film Festival on Tuesday, Sept. 3.

In a new interview, Drew talked about filming the steamy sex scenes with Daniel, 56, for the movie.

Keep reading to find out more…“I think everyone’s starstruck when Daniel walks into the room. But then of course, within five minutes that sheds away and you’re like, ‘Oh, right,’ Drew told Variety about first meeting Daniel. “He’s an incredibly kind, goofy, beautiful person and very giving actor and a good friend. He’s all of it.”

He added, “But yeah, I mean it was about the work and we just got into it really quickly. He never took anything too seriously. Of course, I was approaching it like, ‘Oh my god, this is crazy.’ But Daniel always kept it light, and I would have imploded on that set if Daniel wasn’t there just to keep it moving. He’s the best.”

Drew went on to talk about establishing a connection with Daniel for the movie.

“Well, we certainly had to work at it. I think what’s good is there’s kind of a natural progression in the process of filming it anyways, in the story,” Drew said. “It’s these two people trying to figure each other out, and we were doing that on set. We had a handful of table reads and Luca was the guiding factor in the way these two operated. He always said, ‘There has to be love there,’ so we always had that in mind.”

“But Daniel and I jumped into movement rehearsals and choreography with each other — that’s a great way to get to know someone,” Drew continued. “But it felt cohesive and natural. Nothing felt forced. We just jumped in like, ‘Alright, we’re game.’”

As for the sex scenes, Drew said, “You treat it like you would any other thing. Obviously, you’re more precious with it and you communicate more on the day about people’s comfort levels. But Daniel and I were just game for anything. We just were like, ‘Let’s go for it, let’s have fun.’ So he was a great partner to have in that. I think him and I share that same mentality of just not giving a s–t.”

“And Luca was so specific — he wanted us to be as comfortable as possible throughout that process, and we would block off where these intimate scenes would happen and we talked months in advance about what we thought it should be,” Drew explained. “It was also like a dance. We were trying to figure it out. But those were some of the most fun days I think we all had on set — just Daniel and I laughing.”

You can find out more about Queer here!