Red White and Royal Blue (movie)

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**Red, White & Royal Blue** is a 2023 American romantic comedy film directed by Matthew López in his feature film directorial debut, and who wrote the screenplay alongside Ted Malawer. It is based on the 2019 novel of the same name by Casey McQuiston. It stars Taylor Zakhar Perez and Nicholas Galitzine as the son of the President of the United States and a British prince, respectively, who fall in love. Uma Thurman, Stephen Fry, Sarah Shahi, Rachel Hilson, and Ellie Bamber also appear in supporting roles. It premiered at the BFI IMAX in London on July 22, 2023, and is scheduled to be released on Prime Video on August 11, 2023. It was edited by: Kristina Hetherington and Nick Moore; with cinematography by: Stephen Goldblatt.

## Synopsis

*Alex Claremont-Diaz (Taylor Zakhar Perez), the son of the first woman President of the United States (Uma Thurman), and Britain’s Prince Henry (Nicholas Galitzine) have a lot in common: stunning good looks, undeniable charisma, international popularity…and a total disdain for each other. 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. Going into damage control mode, their powerful families and respective handlers force the two rivals into a staged “truce”. But 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*.

## Plot

    Alex Claremont-Diaz, the son of Ellen Claremont, the first female President of the United States, attends a royal wedding with his best friend Nora Holleran. Alex loathes the wedding, specifically his arch rival Prince Henry, the grandson of the king. During the wedding reception, Alex and Henry bicker and get into an altercation, resulting in the wedding cake falling on top of them, an event that becomes highly publicized.
To minimize the fallout of the press, Alex and Henry are forced to do a series of interviews and publicized visits, posing as friends. Later, they visit patients in the hospital and are forced into a closet after a gunfire threat, where Alex admits that he began to dislike Henry after the latter rebuffed him at his first public appearance as the president's son. Henry apologizes and reveals that he wasn't given the space to grieve over his father's death, which is why he couldn't offer the former a safe space, to which Alex too apologizes. The two make amends, later exchanging numbers and continuing their friendship.

    At Alex's annual New Year's Party, he witnesses Henry leaving abruptly and follows. Henry starts to express his desire to be anonymous in the world and suddenly kisses Alex. To Alex's confusion, Henry ghosts him shortly after and ignores his attempts to contact him. At the President's Dinner, Alex finally spots Henry and has a private conversation with him, where they agree to be friends with benefits. Shortly after, following a plan created by Alex to flip Texas in the upcoming election, Ellen sends him to Texas to lead her re-election campaign there. Bea, Amy, Nora and Percy are only those aware of their relationship.

    The morning after the Democratic National Convention, Zahra, the White House Deputy Chief of Staff, finds Henry in Alex's hotel room and demands Henry to return to Britain. Later at the White House, Alex comes out to Ellen, who supports him, but tells him he needs to make sure his love for Henry is genuine to avoid complications between both nations. Alex invites Henry to his father's vacation home in Austin, where he begins to profess his love for him. Henry, knowing he can't openly be in love with Alex due to his expectations as a member of the royal family, leaves suddenly and begins to ignore his calls and texts. Frustrated, Alex visits Henry in Britain and demands answers. Henry similarly expresses his love for Alex, but confesses that, as a member of the royal family, he is unable to be himself openly. Alex assures him they can love each other on their own terms, and the two reconcile.

     The next morning, Alex and Henry's personal emails are leaked to the press. They are forced to cut off contact with each other until Zahra contacts Shaan, Henry's equerry. To Alex and Henry's surprise, Zahra and Shaan are revealed to be dating each other. Alex immediately flies to Britain to reunite with Henry. The King summons them into a meeting and tells them that while he knows their love is real, they can't be together since the relationship doesn't fit in the traditional image of the crown. Alex and Henry, however, notice a crowd of people gathered outside of Buckingham Palace in support of Henry and Alex. Bolstered, they step outside together, greeting the public as a couple.

    On Election Night, Alex, Henry and Ellen are among those awaiting the results. As Alex and Henry share a sweet moment together, joy erupts amongst the crowd as they discover that Ellen has won re-election due to Alex's efforts to flip Texas. Alex and Henry later visit Alex's childhood home to personally celebrate.

## Cast

* Taylor Zakhar Perez as Alex Claremont-Diaz, the First Son of the United States
* Nicholas Galitzine as Prince Henry, the spare to the British royal throne
* Sarah Shahi as Zahra Bankston, the Deputy Chief of Staff for Ellen Claremont
* Rachel Hilson as Nora Holleran, Alex's best friend and granddaughter of the Vice President of the United States
* Uma Thurman as Ellen Claremont, the first female president of the United States and Alex's mother
* Ellie Bamber as Prince Beatrice, Prince Henry's younger sister
* Clifton Collins Jr. as Senator Oscar Diaz, Alex's father
* Stephen Fry as King James III, Prince Henry's grandfather
* Thomas Flynn as Prince Philip, Prince Henry's elder brother
* Malcolm Atobrah as Percy "Pez" Okonjo, Prince Henry's best friend
* Akshay Khanna as Shaan Shrivistava, Prince Henry's equerry
* Aneesh Sheth as Amy, a Secret Service Agent
* Juan Castano as Miguel Ramos, a political journalist and Alex's past fling
* Donald Sage MacKay as Jeffrey Richards, a Republican nominated to face Ellen Claremont in the presidential election
* Casey McQuiston as Ellen's Campaign Speech Writer
* Sharon D. Clarke as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
* Rachel Maddow as Herself
* Joy Reid as Herself

## Production

### Development

In April 2019, it was reported that Amazon Studios had won an auction to the film rights of *Red White and Royal Blue*, which would be produced by Berlanti Productions through its subsidiary Berlanti-Schechter Films. In October 2021, it was reported that Matthew López was hired to direct and re-wrote a draft of the script by Ted Malawer. On August 11, 2023, Perez added how "Our guards were down during the rehearsals. But as soon as someone would yell 'Cut'? “One of us would say something stupid, like, 'Get off me!'". In addition, the movie's intimacy coordinator Robbie Taylor Hunt added: "There’s a playful teasing that never veered into anything nasty, which was a lovely dynamic to be a part of. But also they just treated each other like colleagues and co-creatives in a really nice, collaborative way."

### Casting

In June 2022, Taylor Zakhar Perez and Nicholas Galitzine were announced as the film's leads, playing Alex Claremont-Diaz and Prince Henry respectively. Uma Thurman was confirmed to play Ellen Claremont. Clifton Collins Jr., Stephen Fry, Sarah Shahi, Rachel Hilson, Ellie Bamber, Aneesh Sheth, Polo Morín, and Akshay Khanna were also announced to be joining the cast. Production began in the UK that same month. In July 2022, Sharon D. Clarke, Malcolm Atobrah, and Thomas Flynn were also cast.

López mentions how he adored working with Uma, who was so very happy to be in this movie, which was so wonderful. She really understood Ellen Claremont. He explains how the two of them had so many wonderful conversations about her character before production. As a result, he involved her in a lot of costume design decisions. When it came to Stephen Fry’s casting, López stated that Fry found out that he was working on this film, and he was like. “I’d really love to be a small part in it if you have anything.” So when this role came around, they asked him, and He jumped at it! It didn't take long at all for him to say, “Yes.”

When it came to the casting process overall, how the cast is pretty much split between Americans and Brits, they were running the casting of the characters simultaneously. Coincidentally, the first decision López made was a British casting director for the British roles and an American casting director for the American roles. Bit of a divide and conquer. So they were they were happening simultaneously. As a result, Nick was very much in the mix around the same time that Taylor became in the mix. López had photos of all candidates up on a big wall. He explains how "You want to pair them up and you look at the pictures together, which is the most rudimentary form of a chemistry read. Nick and Taylor visually made sense to me right on the big board. Once we got them on a Zoom together, they were undeniable. It was incredibly important that we find the right people and I wasn’t at all certain we would. Once we found two leads who were stunningly perfect, not just individually but together".

López admitted that casting this film, and Alex and Henry specifically, took about five months.

### Filming

Principal photography began in the United Kingdom in June 2022 and wrapped that August.

On August 7, 2023, it was confirmed that shots of the Potomac are actually the Thames. López also went onto say how he made an effort to keep the depiction of political Washington somewhat authentic stating that: “This is a fairy tale, but for it to work, it has to be grounded in something resembling a recognizable reality. Especially when it comes to the world of DC and the White House.” To that end, the director tapped journalists and Obama-era staffers to help shape the local scenes. The movie’s political speeches were guided by a former political speechwriter. Much of the Washington action takes place in the Oval Office, which in the film is occupied by a Texas-bred President played by Uma Thurman. That character was partly inspired by former Texas state senator Wendy Davis, while *The West Wing* character of C.J. Cregg and *Veep* were on the creators’ minds for other White House characters.

On August 11, 2023, it was revealed that they actually got to film at London's Victoria and Albert Museum after hours. But it wasn't as simple as booking some early morning time. Director Matthew López didn't know for much of the pre-production process whether the V&A would even allow them to film there. "They were very, very protective as you could imagine," he tells *EW*. "Especially when we told them where we wanted to shoot, which is a lot of things we could break, and I really didn't want to be the guy who ended up breaking a priceless piece of statuary. But we ended up getting permission, and that was amazing."

## Music

Drum & Lace composed the film's score.

The soundtrack album is scheduled was released on August 11, 2023 by Lakeshore Records. Three playlists were released by Prime Video via Amazon Music, Spotify and other streaming services music.

The album features songs by artists Vagabon and Oliver Sim. "If I Loved You" by Vagabon was released as a promotional single on July 26, 2023. It is a cover of the song of the same name from the musical "Carousel". It was followed by "Fruit (Red, White & Royal Blue Version)" by Sim on August 3, 2023. It is an orchestral version of his song of the same name from his 2022 album "Hideous Bastard".

## Release

Red, White & Royal Blue had its world premiere at the BFI IMAX in London on July 22, 2023, although its actors were absent due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. López was the only member of the production present but did not walk the red carpet, or give interviews as he was also on strike as a member of the Writers Guild of America.

Though *Red, White & Royal Blue* official release date was Friday, August 11,2023 viewers it actually began streaming on the platform at 8 p.m. ET, ahead of Prime's typical midnight release. While the early drop is certainly an exciting one, it's not the first to hit the streamer early. Most recently, Prime also released *Good Omens* Season 2 a few hours ahead of schedule, as well as handing an early release to *The Summer I Turned Pretty* Season 2.

## Reception

Lopez went onto say that, "In the book, their sex life is such a powerful part of their connection, [a]nd I really wanted to show something that I hadn't seen much of in mainstream movie making, which is sex between two men that is loving and connected, and that is emotionally resonant. So we took great care with that scene... From the beginning, I told the studio that we were not going to shy away from the scene. There would be no tricks. It was going to be true and accurate to the way that two men have sex together". That "accuracy" is one of the elements of the movie that is being praised by critics: it is rare that any piece of mainstream media portrays gay sex with such specificity. Not just the act itself, but the preamble, the all-important discussion and negotiation of who will be the receptive partner.

The romantic comedy film went onto become the No. 1 movie globally on Prime Video in its premiere weekend. It is also now among Prime Video’s top three most-watched romantic comedies of all time, according to Amazon, which wouldn’t disclose the two other films *Red, White & Royal Blue* would be joining in the top three.

By August 26, 2023 *Red, White & Royal Blue* was revealed to still be the top movie on Prime Video worldwide for 2 weeks. It debuted as the top global film on the platform and is now one of its top 3 romantic comedies.

## Notes

* On August 1, 2023 director Matthew López admits he questioned why his new gay rom-com scored an R rating stating that, " I was a little surprised at the R rating just because, while I never was encouraged to limit what we were showing or limit what I was depicting, the scene is what I intended to show. It plays exactly how I wanted it to play, but, he [does] question whether or not if it had been a man and a woman, if we'd still gotten an R rating."
	+ Upon its premiere, many viewers thought that while the film has its fair share of sexual dialogue, when it comes to showing actual nudity and sex, it wasn’t much raunchier than a usual PG-13 comedy. Thus, viewers are noticing, and are calling out the rating for perceived homophobia.
		- Interesting enough, British viewers are pointing out that while the film got an R rating in the US, it only got an A 12 rating in the UK, equivelant to the US's PG-13.
* On August 8, 2023, López mentioned how the film’s production designer Miren Marañón threw “big, glopping piles” of cake in the two actors’ faces, and they landed perfectly. “They ended up spending about three hours on the floor covered in icing, but the actual splatter itself, we got it in one take,” López reveals.
* Although no direct reason for June Claremont-Diaz’s exclusion from the film has been provided, it is likely that she was cut from the film due to time constraints and creative differences that came with adapting the book into a movie.
	+ While both of Henry’s siblings (portrayed by Thomas Flynn and Ellie Bamber) remain in the film, their roles have been largely reduced. Gone is Bea’s cocaine addiction like it was mentioned in the book, where tabloids called her “Powder Princess”, and most scenes involving Prince Philip, who publicly shames Henry for not finding a proper wife while he and Alex attend Wimbledon.
* On August 11, 2023, other significant changes from the book to movie include Alex's parents, President Ellen Claremont and Oscar Diaz are portrayed as together rather than divorced. In addition, Henry's grandmother Queen Mary is swapped for a grandfather, King James III instead. Other subplots are excised or condensed, but the central love story remains intact. López also went onto say that, "Anything that wasn't about Alex and Henry didn't belong in the film. Anything that didn't feed into that story had to go. It's just the logic of movie storytelling," says López. "There's actually less than 20 seconds of the film in which one or the other doesn't appear."
* On August 15, 2023, it was revealed that Henry’s mother, Princess Catherine Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor, because during Henry’s final confrontation with the Queen of England over his relationship with Alex, Catherine sweeps in to stand up for her son and defend his right to come out as gay. In the film, an early draft of the screenplay included, but Matthew López felt that including her ultimately “robbed him of the the agency to speak for himself. We get to the end and someone who you’ve never met before comes in and saves the day”. López also decided change the Queen of England to the King in the film — but he made that decision months before the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. (Stephen Fry shot his scene as the King in July 2022, two months before the Queen’s death). Instead, López’s decision was driven by how saturated pop culture had become with Oscar and Emmy-winning depictions of Queen Elizabeth.
* When it comes to the rumors of the three hour cut of the film, López set the record straight and confirmed that there was never a three-hour cut of this film. What he meant when he initially said this was that the assembly of this film was about 2 hours and 45 minutes. But an assembly of a film, is not the same as a cut. An assembly is quite literally everything that’s in the script that was shot, strung together in order. That first assembly came to about 2 hours and 45 minutes. So the movie was never 3 hours long and there was never a cut of the film that was 3 hours long.
* López says he and the intimacy coordinator, Robbie Taylor Hunt, discussed every aspect of the sex scene in the film stating how, “We talked about, ‘Does the prince douche before they go in? Do we need to tell the audience that? Does the audience just assume that that’s going on?’” Elsewhere in the movie, Alex’s mother, the President of the US (played by Uma Thurman), mentions her son obtaining Truvada. López thought long and hard whether the Prince would also be on PrEP. Many have spotted condom wrappers in the bedroom scene. “Robbie and I decided together that the prince is probably not on PrEP, because it would be too dangerous for him to ask for a prescription,” López says. “So the prince absolutely uses condoms. And because we couldn’t really effectively answer the PrEP question narratively, we wanted to also just tell the story that the prince engages in safe sex practices and takes his sexual health seriously.” He says he and Taylor Hunt even discussed how much lube should be shown in the lube bottle. “Once we had passed a certain part in the story, I was like, OK, let’s empty out some of the lube,’” López says. “Robbie and I were looking at it, like, ‘How much would they use? Like, well, let’s take it down about this much. OK, that makes sense to me.’”
* On August 21, 2023 some deleted and extended scenes for the film were recently released. The first, entitled “Cornetto at Kensington Palace,” takes place before Alex (Taylor Zakhar Perez) and Henry (Nicholas Galitzine) fall for each other when their relationship was still full of sexual tension and feigned hatred. The other new bit of RWRB content is an extended, “Part 2” of the “Feel Forever” scene when Alex first comes out to his mother (Uma Thurman) and she offers him her support (and also reminds him the “B” in “LGBTQ” is not silent).

## Trivia

* López actually discovered the book a long time before most other people did because he was sent it pretty early on. He explains how, "I fell madly in love with it and I knew very quickly that I wanted to make this movie. I started lobbying for this job very soon after the book was published. When I started working on it I didn’t really pay attention to what the book was doing in the world because I was already focused on the movie.
* A free and open to the public event that is themed around the was announced to take place on August 11, 2023. It is said that there would be a wrapped double decker which would transport passengers on an exciting journey to some of West Hollywood’s most iconic landmarks, with a series of stops along the way. The bus tour kicks off at 10:30am PST Milk Bar (7150 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046) where the iconic bakery will be handing out their delicious slices of “Birthday Cake” with a Red, White & Royal Blue makeover (while supplies last). In honor of the iconic cake moment between Alex and Prince Henry that causes an international incident. It is a defining moment in the story, forcing them into a staged friendship in order to repair relations between the US and UK, which sparks an unexpected romance. The bus will then make its way over to Rocco's (1:00pm-3:00pm) and Hamburger Mary's (3:30-5:30pm).
* López didn't expect a movie as big as *Red, White, & Royal Blue* to be his directorial debut, he knew it was a story he had to tell.
* On August 9, 2023, López went onto say how, “I sometimes bristle when people say: ‘Oh, it’s two gay men’. Actually, no, it’s one gay man and one bisexual man,” he said. “They are in love and they are a same-sex couple, yes. [But] as [is written] in the novel, and as in the movie, the B in LGBTQ is not a silent letter. That was really important to me, because it was important to Casey [McQuiston].”
* Shortly after its premiere, a Vinyl based on the best selling book and featuring a score used in the film by Drum & Lace (Dickinson, Cobweb, Rosaline), plus two exclusive songs, by Oliver Sim and Vagabond was released.
* During filming, López joked that “everyone in the hair and makeup department” pitched their ideas for a sequel, from “Red, White & Royal Wedding” to “Red, White & Royal Baby“. But even though it's not confirmed, he stated that he was opened to come back to direct a potential sequel.
* On August 23, 2023, it was mentioned how within a three-week time span this August, audiences have been able to watch two British teenage boys wrestle with when to come out as a couple to their school (in Season 2 of the Netflix series “Heartstopper”).
* On August 25, 2023, López mentioned that at one point during the making of the film Taylor was initially skeptical about showing off his natural body hair before shooting the film's more intimate scenes; enough so that the 31-year-old specifically requested López's approval in a very particular way. López recalled that, on the way to set one day, he received a phone call from his hair and makeup coordinator, Karen Hartley, who requested that he stop by Perez's trailer. So he lowered his pants and he's like, 'Look at my ass,' and López told he looked great and went onto praise the actor's willingness to present his natural body hair on camera.

## Gallery

### Videos

Red, White, & Royal Blue - Official Trailer - Prime VideoCakegate - Red, White & Royal Blue - Prime VideoRed, White & Royal Blue (2023) - Exclusive Clip - IMDbWhere Is She? - Red, White & Royal Blue - Prime VideoTaylor Zakhar Perez & Nicholas Galitzine Take a Friendship Quiz - GQRed, White & Royal Blue Cast InterviewsInside Red, White and Royal Blue's Royal Love StoryPrince Henry and Alex's First Kiss - Red, White & Royal Blue - Prime VideoU.K vs. U.S Draw Off - Red, White and Royal Blue - Prime VideoPrince Henry Apologises To Alex At The Hospital - Red, White & Royal BlueNicholas's version was so full of emotion ✨ - Red, White & Royal BlueAlex and Prince Henry Hash It Out - Red, White & Royal Blue - Prime VideoMaking of 'Red, White & Royal Blue'- Best Behind The Scenes Moments & On Set BloopersFeel Forever (Part 2) - Red, White & Royal Blue - Prime VideoRED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE Clip - “It Wasn't My Fault” (2023)Prince Henry and Alex's First Night - Red, White & Royal Blue - Prime VideoCornetto at Kensington Palace - Deleted Scene - Red, White & Royal Blue - Prime Video'Red, White, & Royal Blue' Director Matthew López on Alex's Hairy BumIf I Loved You (From the Amazon Original Movie "Red, White & Royal Blue")
## External Links

* Red, White & Royal Blue on the Internet Movie Database
* Red, White & Royal Blue (@rwrbonprime) on Instagram
* Watch *Red, White & Royal Blue*  on Amazon Prime Video

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2. ↑ ‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ Trailer: Taylor Zakhar Perez and Nicholas Galitzine Heat Up the Palace in Gay Royal Romance - Variety
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Viewers Agree: Red, White & Royal Blue Didn't Deserve to Be Rated R - Out
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