Daniel Craig is no stranger to boundary-breaking storytelling and taking risks with his movie choices, especially with titles like The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Munich. His latest film Queer is also no exception.

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.

Still, the salty scent of sweat and the weight of unspoken yearning lingers in the atmosphere, waiting for a wholly committed Daniel Craig to saunter into the frame in a white linen suit to pick up where “Challengers” left off.