History? They simply made some.
An extended anticipated sequel to the hit 2023 romantic comedy “Red, White & Royal Blue” is formally in growth at Amazon MGM Studios, with stars Nicholas Galitzine and Taylor Zakhar Perez set to return. Matthew López, who co-wrote and directed the first movie, is returning to write down the screenplay with Casey McQuiston, who wrote the finest promoting novel of the identical identify. The forged and filmmakers made the announcement on Thursday following a particular screening of the film in Culver City, Calif.
The unique movie chronicles the how the First Son of the United States, Alex Claremont-Diaz (Perez), and Prince Henry (Galitzine), third in line to the British throne, navigate the basic trajectory of reworking from bitter enemies into passionate lovers, whereas having to maintain their relationship from going public and turning into worldwide media sensations. (Spoiler alert: It does.)
As with McQuiston’s novel, which turned a New York Times bestseller when it debuted in 2019, “Red, White & Royal Blue” rocketed to the prime of Amazon Prime Video’s Top 10 film record and immediately went viral on social media when it premiered on the streamer in August 2023, resulting in inevitable hypothesis a couple of sequel. In November 2023, McQuiston hinted at that chance to Out journal.
“Of course, I would love to,” they mentioned about working on a sequel, earlier than including with a wink, “I don’t think I’m allowed to say anything more than that — at this point.”
No plot particulars have been introduced, so it’s unclear who else amongst the unique forged — 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 chief of employees; Rachel Hilson as Nora, Alex’s finest pal; and Stephen Fry as King James III, Henry’s grandfather — may even reprise their roles. Amazon MGM has additionally not but introduced whether or not the sequel will premiere on streaming or obtain a theatrical launch.
Since the movie’s premiere, Galitzine and Perez have been fixtures on the FYC circuit, and Galitzine has additionally been busy selling his starring roles in the Starz restricted sequence “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).
Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter are producing the “Red, White & Royal Blue” sequel beneath their Berlanti Schechter Films banner, together with Michael McGrath and López. McQuiston will government produce.
Along with the announcement, Amazon launched a teaser poster for the sequel.
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