‘Red, White, & Royal Blue’ Finds Its Prince and President’s Son Who Fall in Love
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Casey McQuiston’s royal romance Red, White, & Royal Blue hooked us in 2019. The story follows Alex Claremont-Diaz, the son of the current President of the United States, and Prince Henry, British royalty, as they are forced to make nice for the cameras after news of a scandalous feud between them hits the tabloids.
Taylor Zakhar Perez and Nicholas Galitzine will be stepping into the roles of Alex and Prince Henry, respectively.
Taylor Zakhar Perez (The Kissing Booth 2 & 3) and Nicholas Galitzine (Cinderella) have been tapped to lead Prime Video’s romantic comedy Red, White & Royal Blue, based on Casey McQuiston’s bestselling novel of the same name. Tony Award-winning playwright Matthew López (The Inheritance) will direct, in his feature debut, with Clifton Collins Jr. (Westworld), Stephen Fry (The Dropout) and Sarah Shahi (Sex/Life) also aboard to star.
Red, White & Royal Blue follows the Mexican-American character Alex Claremont-Diaz (Perez) who, upon his mother’s election as President, is promptly cast as the American equivalent of a young royal. Handsome, charismatic, brilliant―his image is pure millennial-marketing gold for the White House. There’s only one problem: Alex has a long-running feud with his royal counterpart across the pond, Prince Henry (Galitzine). And when the tabloids get hold of a photo involving an altercation between the two, U.S./British relations take a turn for the worse.
Above: Taylor Zakhar Perez
Uma Thurman has been cast as the American President.
Above: Nicholas Galitzine
Heads of family, state, and other handlers devise a plan for damage control: staging a truce between the two rivals. What at first begins as a fake, Instagramable friendship grows into something more meaningful than either Alex or Henry could have imagined. Soon Alex finds himself hurtling into a secret romance with a surprisingly unstuffy Henry that could complicate his mother’s re-election campaign and upend two nations, and begs the question: Can love save the world after all?
In addition to being an instant New York Times and USA Today bestseller, McQuiston’s book was a Goodreads Choice Award Winner for “Best Debut” and “Best Romance of 2019.” It was also named “Best Book of the Year” by Vogue, NPR, Vanity Fair and more. Ted Malawer penned an early draft of the script, with López later adapting McQuiston’s novel for the big screen. The film will also star Rachel Hilson (Winning Time), Ellie Bamber (The Serpent), Aneesh Sheth (A Kid Like Jake), Polo Morin (Who Killed Sara?), Ahmed Elhaj (Dangerous Liaisons) and Akshay Khanna (Polite Society). Berlanti/Schechter Films’ Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter will produce, with Michael McGrath, López and McQuiston serving as executive producers.
Production on Red, White & Royal Blue begins in the UK this month. The film, from Amazon Studios and Berlanti/Schechter Films, will premiere on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
