Dapper Daniel Craig is supported by glamorous pal Cate Blanchett at the star-studded London premiere of his new movie Queer

Daniel Craig cut a dapper figure at the star-studded premiere of his new movie Queer at The Curzon in Mayfair, London on Tuesday.

The actor was joined at the screening by actress Cate Blanchett who commanded attention in a multicoloured checked shirt and trouser co-ord.

Daniel turned heads in the double breasted blazer and matching trousers which he teamed with a white T-shirt beneath. 

He braved the cold winter weather by wrapping up in a coordinated scarf and a trendy long coat.

The James Bond star completed his ensemble by accessorising with a pair of yellow tinted glasses as he posed up a storm on the red carpet. 

Meanwhile Australian actress Cate teamed her checked ensemble with a pair of white trainers as she beamed for photos. 

Elsewhere Nicola Coughlan showed off her amazing figure in a khaki belted trench coat and towering black platform heels. 

The Bridgerton star stunned as she accessorised with a chunky pair of gold earrings and toted her belongings in a black clutch. 

Phoebe Torrance put on a very leggy display in a leopard print miniskirt and black knee high boots. 

The Friday Night Dinner star opted for a sleeveless high neck brown top with the skirt and accessorised with silver earrings. 

Greta Bellamacina looked sensational in a knitted white dress which she teamed with a long leopard print white fur waistcoat. 

The actress added inches to her frame in a pair of white heels and carried her belongings in a silver metallic clutch. 

Filmmaker Nia DaCosta cut an edgy figure in a black leather trench minidress which she teamed with fishnet boots. 

Since moving on from his Bond role Daniel has gone on to star in a number of other films and will next be seen in racy new movie Queer. 

And on Monday it was revealed Daniel has earned himself a Best Actor nomination at next year’s Golden Globe Awards. 

He was previously nominated in 2020 and 2023 for his work in the Glass Onion movies but lost out at the ceremonies.

This time around he faces more stiff competition as he goes up against Adrien Brody, The Brutalist; Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown; Colman Domingo, Sing Sing; Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice and fellow Brit, Ralph Fiennes, Conclave.

Queer sees him star alongside Drew Starkey, 31, in Luca Guadagnino’s anticipated movie based on William Burroughs’ semi-autobiographical novella of the same name.  

The period romantic drama, set in 1950s Mexico City, follows American expat and war veteran William Lee (played by Craig), who has a romance with a younger man, Eugene Allerton (Starkey), a drug addict and discharged Navy serviceman.

It comes after Daniel revealed he felt ’empty’ and emotionally ‘exhausted’ after shooting each of his James Bond movies.

He starred in five Bond films between 2006 and 2021, and Daniel has now admitted that the money-spinning movies took a physical and emotional toll on him. 

But reflecting on his Bond days, he told The Sunday Times last weekend: ‘I couldn’t have done this (Queer) while doing Bond. It would look reactionary, like I was showing my range.

‘Early on with Bond I thought I had to do other work, but I didn’t. I was becoming a star, whatever that means, and people wanted me in their films. Incredible. 

‘Most actors are out of work for large chunks so you take your job offers – but they left me empty. Then, bottom line, I got paid. 

‘I was so exhausted at the end of a Bond it would take me six months to recover emotionally. I always had the attitude that life must come first and, when work came first for a while, it strung me out.’ 

Daniel remains very fond of the Bond franchise, and he’s curious to see where producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson decide to take it next.  

He added that who the next Bond could be ‘isn’t my decision or problem’ but said he wished those choosing ‘good luck’. 

Daniel revealed he ended up ‘writing a lot of lines’ in Bond’s 2008 movie Quantum Of Solace – admitting the film ‘just didn’t quite work’.

He reminisced his time on set but bluntly admitted it was a ‘f***ing nightmare’ – as they were short of writers and production started without a script.

Speaking on The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter Podcast, the Knives Out star said: ‘Difficult second album — f***ing nightmare.

‘Paul Haggis did a pass on the script. Then he went off and joined the picket line and we didn’t have writers’.

‘We should never have started production, ‘I ended up writing a lot of that film, which I probably shouldn’t say.’

The English actor continued: ‘There are some amazing stunt sequences in it but it just didn’t quite work.

‘The storytelling wasn’t there, that’s a lesson — starting a movie without a script is not a good idea.’