Omar Apollo has revealed that he has joined the cast of Luca Guadagnino’s upcoming movie, Queer.

From Call Me By Your Name to We Are Who We Are — and, of course, Challengers — the Italian director has repeatedly focused on queer thematics and is well-versed to portray what is set to be yet another burning, heady romance.

With the help of fellow Challengers’ screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes, the movie Queer follows the story of Lee (played by Daniel Craig) as he navigates life in Mexico City. Lee jumps from bar to bar in the American expatriate scene in pursuit of fulfilling sexual encounters. 

In the book, written with self-deprecating black humour, Lee descends into a downward spiral and becomes madly infatuated with Allerton (played by Drew Starkey), a young discharged American Navy serviceman.

Singer-songwriter Apollo revealed he’ll be making his big-screen debut in the upcoming movie. Reacting to a tweet on X (formerly Twitter) which read, “Omar Apollo joins Daniel Craig & Drew Starkey in Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Queer,'” the star confirmed the news.

“First movie with Luca, wow hot a** cast,” the “Pedro” singer wrote on the social media platform.