Everything We Know About the “Red, White & Royal Blue” Movie
By Christine Siamanta Kinori
Never has the thought of foreign policy gotten our senses tingling with excitement like this. When Amazon Studios finally dropped the official poster for Red, White & Royal Blue, we all collectively swooned. The excitement was heightened further when it was announced that the anticipated movie would drop on August 11th 2023.
Red, White & Royal Blue is based on a 2019 LGBT romance novel by Casey McQuiston by the same name. The film tells the story of a romantic rendezvous between the son of the President of the United States and the Prince of England. There is also an enemy-to-lovers angle as these two have had a long-standing feud since they were kids. Who doesn’t love a good enemies-to-lovers trope?
After one of their meetings turns into an international scandal, the two are forced to do some heavy damage control. They start a fake “friendship” to restore their public image and minimize damage to their reputation. As expected one thing leads to another and before they know it, feelings start to blossom between them. Thus begins one of the best star-crossed, gay love stories ever told.
What Do We Know About The Movie?
The movie is directed by Matthew Lopez and co-written with Ted Malawer. Production officially began in June 2022 and we get to finally see the film on August 11, this summer.
What Do We Know About The Cast?
Taylor Zakhar Perez who you might remember as Marco Valentin Peña in The Kissing Booth 2 will be portraying Alex Claremont-Diaz. He is joined by Nicholas Galitzine once again plays the royal role of Prince Henry in the film. Galitzine played the role of a prince in Cinderella (2021) alongside Camilla Cabello. He also starred in the hit Netflix movie Purple Hearts, which was released July 29, 2022 Lastly, the talented and gorgeous Uma Thurman will be playing the role of Ellen Claremont. Ellen is Alex’s mom and the newly appointed President of the United States
Based on an Instagram post shared by Director Matthew López, production went smoothly and he is extremely thrilled to be working with these amazing actors. The Director shared a behind-the-scenes pic of Taylor and Nicholas having a few laughs as they read their scripts. He captioned the post saying, “ “It’s been a joy to watch Henry and Alex come to life in the room. Excited to make this movie with them. Here we go!”
Taylor and Nicholas have also been teasing us with a few videos behind the scenes of the movie and we already love their chemistry. We can’t wait to see them jump into their roles and bring these characters we fell in love with to life. If you have not read the novel, you should probably get to it.
Where To Watch Red, White & Royal Blue
Red, White & Royal Blue is an Amazon Studio production so it will be available for streaming on Prime Video. It premiers on August 11th so get your popcorn ready and join us as we watch one of the most anticipated queer movies of the year.
About the Author:
Christine Siamanta Kinori grew up in a little village in Kenya known as Loitoktok near the border of Kenya and Tanzania. All she wanted to do when she grew up was to explore the world. Her curiosity led her to join Nairobi University to pursue a degree in Journalism and Mass Communications. She later got a job with an amazing travel magazine Nomad Africa which gave her the opportunity to explore Africa. She also writes for numerous travel websites about Africa and tries to create a new narrative in the media about our aesthetic continent.
Christine claims to have somewhat unhealthy addiction to TV and reading, as it is a fun way to keep herself occupied during the long journeys for her travel writing. She is also a believer of letting people be their beautiful selves. To her, love is love and it is the greatest gift we have as humans.
