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It looks like the United States and Great Britain are becoming more than just allies in the first official trailer for Prime Video’s upcoming LGBTQ rom-com Red, White, & Royal Blue, which will premiere August 11.
Based on the novel by Casey McQuiston, the film stars Nicholas Galitzine as Prince Henry and Taylor Zakhar Perez as Alex Claremont-Diaz, son of the President of the United States (Uma Thurman). Separated by an ocean, their long-running feud hasn’t really been an issue, until a disastrous, and very public, altercation at a royal event becomes tabloid fodder, driving a potential wedge in U.S./British relations at the worst possible time.
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Going into damage-control mode, their families and handlers force the two rivals into a staged “truce.” However, as Alex and Henry’s icy relationship unexpectedly begins to thaw into a tentative friendship, the friction that existed between them sparks something deeper than they ever expected, which is explicitly seen in the new footage, set to Lil Nas X’s “That’s What I Want.”
Red, White & Royal Blue marks the feature film co-writing and directing debut of Tony Award-winning playwright Matthew Lopez (The Inheritance). He received praise for the production’s examination of the gay community in New York and inter-generational conflict and legacy, but now, Lopez gets to turn his eye to a happier gay love story.
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According to an exclusive with Entertainment Weekly, Lopez was direct the Prime Video project after reading the novel.
“I first read the book in early 2020 and I decided I wanted to make the movie by page 100,” he says. “I fell madly in love with the characters and I wanted to bring them to life on the screen. I also was excited at the prospect of filming scenes set in the world of the presidency and the British Royal Family. I shamelessly harassed [producers] Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schecter into backing me with the studio to direct it. The idea that someone else might make this movie filled me with unbearable jealousy.”
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So, without further ado, check out the trailer below. Let us know what you think in the comments!
After watching the trailer I have high hopes for this new gay movie. It seems like it’ll be one of my new favorite gay movies. It looks so cute and heartfelt. Please don’t disappoint me 🙂