Red, White & Royal Blue (2023)

After an altercation between Alex, the president's son, and Britain's Prince Henry at a royal event becomes tabloid fodder, their long-running feud now threatens to drive a wedge in U.S./British relations. When the rivals are forced into a staged truce, their icy relationship begins to thaw and the friction between them sparks something deeper than they ever expected.

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April 19, 2023

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LGBTQ RomCom Red, White, and Royal Blue Casting updates

In 2019 Casey McQuiston released their debut novel, Red, White, and Royal Blue, to near-immediate success. The story follows the enemies to friends to lovers story of Alex Claremont-Diaz, First Son of the United States of America, and Prince Henry of Wales after a catastrophic PR nightmare forces them to cooperate. The novel enchanted readers all over the world, sparking a viral popularity that spread across BookTok, BookStagram, and BookTube. So it was no surprise when in the fall of 2021 it was announced that Amazon Studios would be adapting the beloved novel into a film. After a surprise announcement via McQuiston's Instagram page at the beginning of Pride Month, the casting has been officially announced. Our Alex Claremont-Diaz and Prince Henry will be played by Taylor Zakhar Perez and Nicholas Galitzine respectively. This is not the first time Galitzine has played a royal, he starred alongside Camila Cabello, as Prince Robert in the 2021 Cinderella movie. Perez currently has a role in the show "Minx", and starred alongside Joey King in The Kissing Booth movies. It was also announced that the role of President of the United States will be played by Uma Thurman. An iconic woman plays the iconic role of the fictional world’s first woman President of the United States. Other cast members were announced however, their roles have yet to be revealed. The rest of the cast includesRachel Hilson, Clifton Collins Jr., Stephen Fry, Sarah Shahi, Ellie Bamber, Aneesh Sheth, Polo Morin, Ahmed Elhaj, and Akshay Khanna. The film will be directed by Tony Award-winning playwright Matthew López, who also has writing credit for the film alongside Ted Malawer. Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schecter are producing under their production company. The novel’s author, Casey McQuiston also has an executive producer credit, which may assuage any fears that the film will stray too far from its original source material. A release date for the

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Movie Information

Rating:R

Genre:Comedy, Romance

Directed By:Matthew López

Written By:Matthew López

In Theaters:8/10/2023

Box Office:

Runtime:118 minutes

Studio:Amazon Studios, Berlanti Productions

Cast

Matthew López

Director

Taylor Zakhar Perez

Alex Claremont-Diaz

Nicholas Galitzine

Henry Hanover-Stuart Fox

Uma Thurman

Ellen Claremont

Clifton Collins Jr.

Oscar Diaz

Rachel Hilson

Nora Holleran

Sarah Shahi

Zahra Bankston

Ellie Bamber

Beatrice Hanover-Stuart Fox

Thomas Flynn

Philip Hanover-Stuart Fox

Stephen Fry

King James III

Malcolm Atobrah

Percy Okonjo

Akshay Khanna

Shaan Shrivistava

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