The Substance star Margaret Qualley turns detective in an upcoming Queer comedy opposite Aubrey Plaza, also starring Chris Evans. Honey Don’t! is a neo-noir comedy that will open in theaters this summer. According to Deadline, Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke direct the film, the second installment in the duo’s offbeat lesbian B-movie series, after 2024’s Drive-Away Dolls. It is set in contemporary-day Bakersfield and is an homage to such noir classics. Qualley stars as Honey, a smooth and sly lesbian private eye retained to investigate the mysterious activities of a peculiar church. Evans stars as the cult-leader figure and antagonist, Priest Dean, who is in charge of the church being investigated. Plaza plays a “mystery woman” with cryptic motives and identity. Qualley‘s process with the role was guided by her own intuition and sense of people-reading and situation-readiness—a skill set at the heart of what makes a great detective. Speaking about the role of Honey to i-D, she said, “I tend to want to diffuse things before they even happen. Honey, she’s like honey–she’s skillful, …