Daniel Craig and George Clooney put on matching suave displays on Monday evening, as they attended the launch of the new Aston Martin Vanquish in Venice.
The two handsome leading men both arrived in the Italian city to premiere their latest projects at the annual Venice Film Festival.
And during their stay, Daniel, 56, got a chance to flex his 007 muscles again, as he attended the event for James Bond‘s most beloved sports car brand.
The actor – who bid goodbye to the British spy franchise in 2021’s No Time to Die – looked typically dashing in a grey linen blazer and white trousers.
Leaving his shirt partially unbuttoned to flash a glimpse of his toned chest, the movie star also wore a pair tinted aviator glasses.
Daniel Craig and George Clooney put on matching suave displays on Monday evening, as they attended the launch of the new Aston Martin Vanquish in Venice
And during their stay, Daniel, 56, got a chance to flex his 007 muscles again, as he attended the event for James Bond ‘s most beloved sports car brand (pictured driving Aston Martin in No Time To Die)
The two handsome leading men both arrived in the Italian city to premiere their latest projects at the annual Venice Film Festival (George pictured with Lawrence, Raquel and Lance Stroll)
He also continued to sport his long shaggy blond hairstyle that he has adopted for upcoming film Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, which began shooting in June.
While George, 63, opted for an all-black ensemble instead, looking dapper in a classic smart suit and plain T-shirt, as he caught up with Daniel.
The Aston Martin was once described as ‘the most famous car in the world’ thanks to its association with James Bond, first being driven by Sean Connery in 1964’s Goldfinger.
Daniel drove a number of Aston Martins in his time as the iconic spy, beginning with his first outing in Casino Royale (2006) to his final turn in 2021, with the DB5 enjoying a starring role in No Time To Die with its biggest action sequence since its debut.
The Munich star is set to appear on the red carpet on Tuesday evening accompanied by his wife Rachel Weisz, for the premiere of his highly-anticipated film Queer.
He has been tipped for his first ever Oscar nomination for his portrayal of an American expat and war veteran named William Lee in the explicit same-sex drama.
Directed by Luca Guadagnino, Queer is based on William Burroughs’ semi-autobiographical novella, following William’s romance with a younger man, Eugene Allerton, a drug addict and discharged Navy serviceman.
In the film, Eugene, played by Drew Starkey, initially rejects Lee’s advances but eventually relents.
The Aston Martin was once described as ‘the most famous car in the world’ thanks to its association with James Bond, first being driven by Sean Connery in 1964’s Goldfinger (pictured)
Daniel drove a number of Aston Martins in his time as the iconic spy, beginning with his first outing in Casino Royale (pictured) to his final turn in 2021
Initial reviews suggest moviegoers will be left shocked by the explicit nature of some of the key moments in the movie, with one particularly talked about scene seeing Daniel performing oral sex on Drew’s Eugene.
A source told the Daily Mail reported: ‘It’s a long way from Bond, and very explicit. Craig is brilliant in the film.’
Venice Film Festival boss Alberto Barbera said he believes Daniel has given ‘the performance of a lifetime’ in Queer, and added he’d be surprised if we don’t see the British actor at the Academy Awards next year.
Alberto also confirmed to a journalist that Daniel had ‘a couple of sex scenes that are quite full-on’.
While acclaimed director Luca commented: ‘Queer will be my most personal film. It’s a tribute to Powell and Pressburger.
‘I’ve seen The Red Shoes at least 50 times and I think they would appreciate the sex scenes in Queer, which are numerous and quite scandalous.’
Meanwhile, George bid goodbye to the Film Festival on Tuesday alongside his gorgeous wife Amal, 46.
The actor and the international human rights lawyer were seen boarding a river taxi to the airport, following the premiere of George’s new film Wolfs on Sunday.
The Munich star is set to appear on the red carpet on Tuesday evening accompanied by his wife Rachel Weisz, for the premiere of his highly-anticipated film Queer (pictured Tuesday)
He has been tipped for his first ever Oscar nomination for his portrayal of an American expat and war veteran named William Lee in the explicit same-sex drama (pictured in film)
The film follows George and Brad Pitt as they are forced to begrudgingly work together to ‘fix’ a problem that arises when a tough-on-crime DA wakes up with a dead 20-something with whom she was having a one-night stand.
The $200million Apple TV+ film is set to debut in theaters on September 20, but has been eviscerated by critics, who branded it a one-star ‘messy’ dud and an ‘unbearable comedy.’
The Telegraph’s Robbie Collin wrote: ‘George Clooney recently complained that Quentin Tarantino doesn’t consider him a movie star. If he makes more films like this, Clooney will soon prove Tarantino right.’
While, IGN’s Siddhant Adlakha slammed the flick as a ‘slick student film from a rich teen who’s subsisted on a media diet of early Guy Ritchie.’
He and the other critics added that director Jon Watts seemed to have banked on George and Brad’s star-status to make it a box office hit, with a lackluster plot and a ‘half-baked script with little humor or heart.’
Meanwhile, George bid goodbye to the Film Festival on Tuesday alongside his gorgeous wife Amal, 46, following the premiere of his new film Wolfs on Sunday (pictured)
The film follows George and Brad Pitt as they are forced to begrudgingly work together to ‘fix’ a problem that arises when a tough-on-crime DA wakes up with a dead 20-something with whom she was having a one-night stand (pictured in film)
However, it has been eviscerated by critics, who branded it a one-star ‘messy’ dud and an ‘unbearable comedy’ (Amal, George, Ines de Ramon and Brad pictured at premiere)