The role has prompted people to wonder about Starkey’s sexuality and whether he’s discussed it in real life. So, is Drew Starkey queer in real life? Has he come out as gay? No, Drew Starkey has not identified as a member of the LGBTQ+ community.

Luca Guadagnino talks to IndieWire about his William S. Burroughs adaptation 'Queer,' starring Daniel Craig, in a wide-ranging interview.

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.

Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey give us a behind-the-scenes look at how Luca Guadagnino approached filming the ayahuasca scene in 'Queer'.

One of the first real signs that “Queer” is going to be an unconventional movie is when Daniel Craig in a linen suit saunters through Mexico City during the early ’50s and the soundtrack blasts a song by Nirvana.

"I feel like the physical act is the least interesting thing," Craig says in conversation with director Luca Guadagnino.

One of the first real signs that “Queer” is going to be an unconventional movie is when Daniel Craig in a linen suit saunters through Mexico City during the early ’50s and the soundtrack blasts a song by Nirvana.

Luca Guadagnino's Queer is a unique film, a brilliant film, and a deeply and profoundly odd film, and it won't be a movie that everyone loves.