In one other main sale simply because the Venice Movie Pageant is getting underway, A24 has landed the U.S. distribution rights to “Queer,” the brand new movie from Luca Guadagnino that stars Daniel Craig, forward of its world premiere.
A24 intends to launch “Queer” in theaters this 12 months as a part of a probable awards run. It’s going to additionally play at TIFF and NYFF later this fall. No theatrical launch date has been set.
Guadagnino re-teamed with “Challengers” screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes on the movie in adapting the William S. Burroughs ebook of the identical identify.
“Queer” stars Daniel Craig, Drew Starkey, Lesley Manville, Jason Schwartzman, Andra Ursuta, Michael Borremans, and David Lowery.
The movie is ready in Fifties Mexico Metropolis and follows William Lee, an American ex-pat in his late 40s, as he leads a solitary life amidst a small American group. Nevertheless, the arrival in city of Eugene Allerton, a younger scholar, stirs William into lastly establishing a significant reference to somebody.
“Queer” was produced by Fremantle, Fremantle North America, Lorenzo Mieli for The Condominium, a Fremantle Group Firm, and Luca Guadagnino for his Frenesy Movie Firm, in collaboration with Cinecitta and Body by Body. Fremantle Group financed the movie.
Earlier at the moment Fremantle offered the U.S. rights to a different title enjoying in competitors at Venice only a day earlier than its world premiere, Pablo Larraín’s “Maria” starring Angelina Jolie, which landed at Netflix.
“’Queer’ is a labor of love, and we could not be more excited that our film has found a home with a studio as daring, vital, and trail-blazing as A24,” Guadagnino and Craig stated in a joint assertion. “It is our deep honor to finally bring Burroughs’ legendary novel to life on screen for the first time, and we feel immense gratitude and excitement to be able to present it alongside our treasured collaborators. We could not ask for better partners on this journey.”
Andrea Scrosati, Group COO & CEO Continental Europe, Fremantle, added, “We are thrilled that ‘Queer, a true milestone in filmmaking and storytelling, will get its US release from A24. A24 is the perfect partner for Luca Guadagnino’s beautiful and tender film, and we are all looking forward to working with their brilliant team again.”
Guadagnino was presupposed to be at Venice final 12 months for “Challengers” earlier than the movie was pushed again by Amazon MGM due to the actors strike. In 2022 he gained the Silver Lion Greatest Director prize for “Bones & All.” “Challengers” has made $94.2 million at the worldwide field workplace and figures to be one other main awards contender, giving Guadagnino two movies that might theoretically be in the Oscars race.
CAA Media Finance brokered the deal for “Queer.”
