December 15, 2023
Tilda Swinton Hints at Upcoming Project with Out Filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar
Kilian Melloy READ TIME: 3 MIN.
Swinton has hardly shied away from roles that blur gender lines, such as when she donned a mustache this year for Casper Sejersen's short "All Kinds of Love," played the androgynous Archangel Gabriel in the 2005 supernatural thriller "Constantine," and – maybe? kinda? – brought another androgynous vibe to her recurring role as The Ancient One in various MCU movies. She even more or less played a female version of David Bowie in 2015's "A Bigger Splash."
And Swinton's filmography is littered with LGBTQ+ classics: Sally Potter's "Orlando" stands out, as does the overlooked "Love is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon" (which also starred a young Daniel Craig).
Whatever Almodóvar and Apichatpong have in mind, they are in good hands with Swinton. Meanwhile, you can watch the "Problemista" trailer below.
Kilian Melloy serves as EDGE Media Network's Associate Arts Editor and Staff Contributor. His professional memberships include the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association, the Boston Online Film Critics Association, The Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association, and the Boston Theater Critics Association's Elliot Norton Awards Committee.
