{"id":123907,"date":"2024-09-09T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/09\/drew-starkey-talks-queer-and-how-american-audiences-are-overly-uptight-about-sex-scenes\/"},"modified":"2024-09-09T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T11:00:00","slug":"drew-starkey-talks-queer-and-how-american-audiences-are-overly-uptight-about-sex-scenes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/09\/drew-starkey-talks-queer-and-how-american-audiences-are-overly-uptight-about-sex-scenes\/","title":{"rendered":"Drew Starkey talks Queer and how American audiences are overly &#8220;uptight&#8221; about sex scenes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/tag\/drew-starkey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Drew Starkey<\/a> is in <a href=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/tag\/luca-guadagnino\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Luca Guadagnino<\/a>\u2018s new movie <a href=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/tag\/queer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Queer<\/em><\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/tag\/daniel-craig\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Craig<\/a>, which has several queer sex scenes.<\/p>\n<p>While some viewers might find these scenes shocking, Starkey believes they&#8217;re important for \u201cbetter understand[ing] ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Talking to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-features\/rising-star-drew-starkey-wrestling-with-daniel-craig-in-queer-1235994375\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Hollywood Reporter<\/em><\/a>, Starkey said: \u201cI think as American audiences, we can be very uptight about that stuff, sex scenes, whatever, which is strange.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt feels a little prudish to be like \u2018ooh if that&#8217;s in a movie that taboo&#8217; but if it&#8217;s on our phones, it&#8217;s fine. [I&#8217;m glad] sexuality is coming back to the theaters because I think it&#8217;s imperative we integrate sexuality into our stories, it&#8217;s the way to better understand ourselves. You learn so much about a person by looking at the way they are intimate with one another,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"perfmatters-lazy-youtube\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x8A6fG_Kdzk\" data-id=\"x8A6fG_Kdzk\" data-query=\"feature=oembed\" onclick=\"perfmattersLazyLoadYouTube(this);\">\n<div><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/x8A6fG_Kdzk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" nopin=\"nopin\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Queer Trailer 2024 | Daniel Craig | Drew Starkey | Queer Luca Guadagnino | Queer Daniel Craig |\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x8A6fG_Kdzk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4dUeZVQ\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4dUeZVQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Queer<\/em><\/a> is based on <strong>William S. Burroughs<\/strong>\u2018 book of the same name. Daniel Craig plays an American expat and heroin addict who meets Eugene (Starkey), a young student unsure about his sexuality.<\/p>\n<p>Craig&#8217;s character, Lee, becomes obsessed with Eugene, leading to an intense desire between them.<\/p>\n<p>Starkey admitted playing Eugene \u201cwas very daunting at first\u201d because \u201cit was different than most of the characters\u201d he&#8217;s played before.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"1744\" alt=\"81st Venice International Film Festival - 'Queer' Photocall\" class=\"wp-image-103661 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/drew-starkey-09092024-1160x1744.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/drew-starkey-09092024-1160x1744.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/drew-starkey-09092024-800x1203.jpg 800w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/drew-starkey-09092024-1022x1536.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/drew-starkey-09092024-860x1293.jpg 860w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/drew-starkey-09092024.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"1744\" src=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/drew-starkey-09092024-1160x1744.jpg\" alt=\"81st Venice International Film Festival - 'Queer' Photocall\" class=\"wp-image-103661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/drew-starkey-09092024-1160x1744.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/drew-starkey-09092024-800x1203.jpg 800w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/drew-starkey-09092024-1022x1536.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/drew-starkey-09092024-860x1293.jpg 860w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/drew-starkey-09092024.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The \u2018Queer&#8217; photocall during the 81st Venice International Film Festival. Featuring: Drew Starkey, Daniel Craig. Where: Venice, Italy. When: Sep 3, 2024. <br \/>Photo Credit: Dave Bedrosian\/Future Image\/Cover Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThere&#8217;s so much subtlety and delicacy to it. It was a real challenge because no one can read him, no one understands him, least of all (Craig&#8217;s character) Lee. So it was my job to try, as best I could, to understand what was going on inside this guy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He thinks Eugene&#8217;s confusion about his sexual identity reflects a time \u201cwhen [gay men] didn&#8217;t even have a language to define themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The book was written in the 50s and published in the 80s, a time of progress in LGBTQ+ rights but also widespread homophobia.<\/p>\n<p>In one scene, the actors wrestle on the floor with sexual tension. Starkey and Craig practiced this on their second day of rehearsals.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"1744\" alt=\"81st Venice International Film Festival - 'Queer' Photocall\" class=\"wp-image-103661 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/drew-starkey-09092024-1160x1744.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/drew-starkey-09092024-1160x1744.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/drew-starkey-09092024-800x1203.jpg 800w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/drew-starkey-09092024-1022x1536.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/drew-starkey-09092024-860x1293.jpg 860w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/drew-starkey-09092024.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"1744\" src=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/drew-starkey-09092024-1160x1744.jpg\" alt=\"81st Venice International Film Festival - 'Queer' Photocall\" class=\"wp-image-103661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/drew-starkey-09092024-1160x1744.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/drew-starkey-09092024-800x1203.jpg 800w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/drew-starkey-09092024-1022x1536.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/drew-starkey-09092024-860x1293.jpg 860w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/drew-starkey-09092024.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The \u2018Queer&#8217; photocall during the 81st Venice International Film Festival. Featuring: Drew Starkey, Daniel Craig. Where: Venice, Italy. When: Sep 3, 2024. <br \/>Photo Credit: Dave Bedrosian\/Future Image\/Cover Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Starkey said: \u201cWe jumped into it, just grabbing and throwing our bodies on top of one another, rolling around, getting intermingled. Rolling around on the floor with someone, the second day you met, is a pretty good way to get to know them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverything after that was very easy,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Starkey has been in other queer-themed movies like <em>Love, Simon<\/em>, and also starred in <em>The Hate U Give<\/em> with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/tag\/amandla-stenberg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amandla Stenberg<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>He played Rafe Cameron in <em>Outer Banks<\/em>. <em>Queer<\/em> is Starkey&#8217;s first time playing an openly gay character.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>SL RECOMMENDS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em><strong>Like most websites, Socialite Life uses affiliate links where available, which means we earn a little commission if you click through and buy something. 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While some viewers might find these scenes shocking, Starkey believes they&#8217;re important for \u201cbetter understand[ing] ourselves.\u201d Talking to the Hollywood Reporter, Starkey said: \u201cI think as American audiences, we can be very uptight about that stuff, sex [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":123909,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-123907","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=123907"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123907\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/123909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=123907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=123907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}