"Unless you've been living under the straightest rock imaginable, you've surely heard of, read, watched, and rewatched Red, White & Royal Blue. And perhaps you've heard, it's getting a sequel! This 2023 romantic comedy tells the story of Alex Claremont-Diaz (Taylor Zakhar-Perez), the son of US President Ellen Claremont (Uma Thurman), who falls head over heels into a cake with Prince Henry of Wales (Nicholas Galitzine)."
"RWRB started while I was following the 2016 presidential election and reading A Woman In Charge by Carl Bernstein and The Royal We by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan at the same time. I was inspired to do something inside both of those high profile yet super secret worlds, and when I had the idea that I could make a member of the first family fall in love with a member of the royal family and explore both,"
Red, White and Royal Blue follows Alex Claremont-Diaz, the son of the U.S. president, who falls for Prince Henry of Wales amid an enforced PR friendship. Taylor Zakhar-Perez and Nicholas Galitzine lead the cast, with Uma Thurman as President Ellen Claremont. Matthew López directed the film, which is adapted from a best-selling novel and became a prominent 2023 pop-culture phenomenon. The story blends classic romantic-comedy beats with a fresh queer perspective and boosted mainstream interest in the source material. López related to the character through shared biracial and queer identity.
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