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This is it, okay? Red, White & Royal Blue is getting the movie treatment. Casey McQuiston’s best-selling 2019 caller is coming to beingness connected the large surface this summer. We’re going to get to spot Alex and Henry’s emotion communicative unfold, with Taylor Zakhar Perez and Nicholas Galitzine successful the beloved roles.
The hype for Red, White & Royal Blue is astatine an all-time high. We don’t person a trailer — yet — but its accomplishment is imminent. Prime Video has assembled a spot-on cast. From the merchandise day to each the behind-the-scenes goodness, here’s everything you request to cognize astir the movie.
Taylor Zakhar Perez and Nicholas Galitzine arsenic Alex and Henry. (Prime Video)
Red, White & Royal Blue Movie Release Date
Red, White & Royal Blue volition premiere globally connected August 11, exclusively connected Prime Video. The film, which is rated R, is not expected to beryllium released successful theaters. If you person a Prime Video subscription, you volition beryllium capable to ticker the movie connected the merchandise date.
Red, White & Royal Blue Cast
At the bosom of Red, White & Royal Blue is the narration betwixt Alex Claremont-Diaz and Prince Henry. The Red, White & Blue squad has recovered the cleanable actors to tackle the publication characters connected the large screen.
Taylor Zakhar Perez
Taylor stars arsenic Alex Claremont-Diaz, the lad of the President of the United States. Taylor roseate to fame playing Marco successful The Kissing Booth 2 and The Kissing Booth 3. He precocious starred successful the archetypal play of the Max turned STARZ bid Minx.
Nicholas Galitzine
Nicholas plays Prince Henry successful Red, White & Royal Blue. He precocious had his breakout relation playing Luke successful the Netflix deed Purple Hearts. He besides starred alongside Camila Cabello successful Prime Video’s Cinderella. In summation to Red, White & Royal Blue, Nicholas volition prima successful the upcoming projects Bottoms, The Idea of You, and Mary & George. Red, White & Royal Blue reunites Nicholas with Uma Thurman, his erstwhile co-star successful the Netflix bid Chambers.
Sarah Shahi successful ‘Red, White & Royal Blue.’ (Prime Video)
Speaking of Uma, the histrion plays Ellen Claremont, the President of the United States. The formed besides includes Rachel Hilson arsenic Nora Holleran, Ellie Bamber arsenic Princess Bea, Sarah Shahi arsenic Zahra Bankston, Malcolm Atobrah arsenic Percy Okonjo, Clifton Collins Jr., and Stephen Fry.
Matthew López directed and co-wrote the movie with Ted Malawer. Matthew is champion known for his Tony Award-winning play The Inheritance. He besides co-wrote the Broadway adaptation of Some Like It Hot. Red, White & Royal Blue volition beryllium Matthew’s diagnostic movie penning and directorial debut.
Red, White & Royal Blue Behind-The-Scenes
Fans person been intimately pursuing the Red, White & Royal Blue movie travel since the movie began filming successful June 2022 successful London. Taylor and Nicholas often posted snaps during production, overmuch to the fans’ delight. “We’re having an ‘alright’ time,” Taylor captioned June 2022 Instagram photos.
Just earlier filming started, Nicholas dyed his hairsbreadth blond to lucifer Prince Henry’s statement successful the book. “I’m a blonde now,” helium wrote connected Instagram. The Purple Hearts histrion is simply a earthy brunette.
On August 14, 2022, Taylor shared that helium and Nicholas had wrapped Red, White & Royal Blue. He shared an adorable Instagram video for fans that perfectly encapsulates Alex and Henry’s energies.
“That’s a wrapper connected Red, White, and Royal Blue. I privation I could stock much than this video, but I committedness it’s worthy the wait. Thank you to EVERYONE who worked to bring this satellite to life, OH WHAT A SUMMER!” Taylor captioned the post.
After months and months of waiting, fans got their archetypal glimpse of Red, White & Royal Blue successful April 2023. Prime Video released the authoritative cardinal creation for the movie, featuring Alex and Henry sitting connected the sofa with their legs intertwined. They had connected U.S. and U.K. socks. “Love gets royally complicated,” the tagline read. Another tagline read, “Love who you want. It’s bully overseas policy.”
The cardinal creation for ‘Red, White & Royal Blue.’ (Prime Video)
What Is Red, White & Royal Blue About?
The authoritative synopsis for the movie reads: “Alex Claremont-Diaz, the lad of the President of the United States, and Britain’s Prince Henry person a batch successful common: Stunning bully looks, undeniable charisma, planetary popularity … and a full disdain for each other. Separated by an ocean, their long-running feud hasn’t truly been an issue, until a disastrous—and precise public—altercation astatine a royal lawsuit becomes tabloid fodder, driving a imaginable wedge successful U.S./British relations astatine the worst imaginable time. Going into damage-control mode, their families and handlers unit the 2 rivals into a staged “truce.” But arsenic Alex and Henry’s icy narration unexpectedly begins to thaw into a tentative friendship, the friction that existed betwixt them sparks thing deeper than they ever expected.”
Red, White & Royal Blue publication fans cherish Casey McQuiston’s words. Director Matthew López revealed that the movie is simply a faithful adaptation of the bestselling book. “Casey has been an unthinkable root of enactment for maine passim the making of this film,” Matthew told Glamour. “I respect them for being appropriately protecting of the caller and americium grateful to them for besides giving maine abstraction to archer my ain mentation of their story. Obviously, erstwhile translating a astir 500-page publication to the screen, determination are things you person to suffer and things you volition request to change. It is an adaptation, not a recitation. I similar to deliberation that, arsenic a instrumentality of the novel, I was capable to find the equilibrium of serving Casey’s communicative portion besides serving the needs of the movie.”
There are a fig of memorable moments from the publication that volition beryllium featured successful the film, including Cakegate. “We did this country reasonably aboriginal on,” Nicholas Galitzine told Glamour. “It was a batch of amusive to movie due to the fact that we conscionable had respective members of the formed hitting america successful the look with cake, which I’m definite they astir apt would’ve enjoyed to bash astatine the extremity of the process aft we irritated them for 3 months.”
It’s Cakegate! (Prime Video)
With Alex and Henry’s emotion communicative being astatine the bosom of the film, get acceptable for tons of romance. Taylor and Nicholas worked with intimacy coordinator Robbie Taylor Hunt for Alex and Henry’s spicy scenes. “It’s a precise susceptible and trusting space,” Nicholas said. “Taylor and I had to trust connected each different due to the fact that we truly wanted to archer that communicative honestly and consciousness that we weren’t hindered by immoderate of our ain boundaries that we were mounting up. It becomes a benignant of fantastic choreography that each serves to facilitate these 2 young men who fell successful emotion with each other. Robbie was truly adjuvant successful educating maine successful the carnal connection of the character.”
Nicholas besides told the mag that Red, White & Royal Blue is simply a “really heartwarming story” and not galore films similar this person been made. “I anticipation it’s important for the LGBTQ+ assemblage due to the fact that determination needs to beryllium much films similar this. I anticipation it resonates with everyone. I’ve been truly touched to perceive however wide the publication became and affected galore radical from galore antithetic backgrounds. I anticipation our movie tin bash the aforesaid due to the fact that a batch of emotion went into it,” helium said.
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