A protracted expected sequel to the hit 2023 romantic comedy “Red, White & Royal Blue” is formally in building at Amazon MGM Studios, with stars Nicholas Galitzine and Taylor Zakhar Perez set to go back.
Matthew López, who co-wrote and directed the first movie, is returning to jot down the screenplay with Casey McQuiston, who wrote the easiest promoting novel of the identical title. The solid and filmmakers made the announcement on Thursday following a unique screening of the film in Culver City, California.
The authentic movie chronicles how the First Son of the United States, Alex Claremont-Diaz (Perez), and Prince Henry (Galitzine), 3rd in line to the British throne, navigate the vintage trajectory of remodeling from sour enemies into passionate enthusiasts, whilst having to stay their courting from going public and changing into global media sensations. (Spoiler alert: It does.)
Along with the announcement, Amazon launched a teaser poster for the sequel.
As with McQuiston’s novel, which changed into a New York Times bestseller when it debuted in 2019, “Red, White & Royal Blue” rocketed to the most sensible of Amazon Prime Video’s Top 10 film checklist and right away went viral on social media when it premiered on the streamer in August 2023, resulting in inevitable hypothesis a few sequel. In November 2023, McQuiston hinted at that chance to Out mag.
“Of course, I would love to,” they stated about working on a sequel, sooner than including with a wink, “I don’t think I’m allowed to say anything more than that — at this point.”
No plot main points have been introduced, so it’s unclear who else amongst the authentic solid — together with Uma Thurman as Alex’s mom, President Ellen Claremont; Clifton Collins Jr. as Sen. Oscar Diaz, Alex’s father; Sarah Shahi as Zahra, President Claremont’s deputy leader of team of workers; Rachel Hilson as Nora, Alex’s easiest good friend; and Stephen Fry as King James III, Henry’s grandfather — can even reprise their roles. Amazon MGM has additionally now not but introduced whether or not the sequel will premiere on streaming or obtain a theatrical unencumber.
Since the movie’s premiere, Galitzine and Perez had been fixtures on the FYC circuit, and Galitzine has additionally been busy selling his starring roles in the Starz restricted collection “Mary & George” (as the consort of King James I) and the Prime Video romance “The Idea of You” (as a boy band member who romances Anne Hathaway).
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