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Red, White & Royal Blue: Here’s what we need to see in the sequel

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From Alex and Henry’s love of Drag Race to the sex scenes, here’s what we need to see in Red, White & Royal Blue 2.  WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS HEADER BY YOSEF PHELAN Red, White & Royal Blue fans (and as you know by now, that includes us) collectively unleashed an earthquake-inducing shriek on the 10th May when a sequel was finally – we repeat, finally – let’s repeat it again, actually – FINALLY – confirmed. During a special screening for the lauded Prime Video rom-com, director Matthew Lopez announced that Taylor Zakhar…

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Red, White & Royal Blue 2: Everything you need to know

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Red, White & Royal Wedding/Red, White & Royal Baby, when? WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS HEADER BY YOSEF PHELAN It’s only been three months since Nicholas Galitzine and Taylor Zakhar-Perez’s “insane” chemistry in Red, White & Royal Blue caused heart palpitations in millions of queers, yet the power-duo have already been hailed as two of the most iconic LGBTQIA+ characters in history. Based on Casey McQuiston’s beloved novel of the same name, the Prime Video rom-com follows the blossoming romance between a British prince (Galitzine) and the son (Zakhar-Perez) of America’s first-ever female…

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Red, White & Royal Blue director says ‘there was never a 3-hour version’

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Devastating news incoming: a three-hour version of Red, White & Royal Blue doesn’t actually exist. Matthew Lopez, director of the Prime Video rom-com, is “setting the record straight” after previously telling US Magazine that the first version he watched of the film was three-hours long. “I watched the movie for the first time at the three-hour version of the movie that I first was given by my editor — and everything that wasn’t Alex and Henry had to go,” he told the publication. Lopez’s comments caused pandemonium online, with fans demanding the release…

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Red, White & Royal Blue fans are demanding the original 3-hour version

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Fans are ‘not resting’ until the original cut of Red, White & Royal Blue is released. In a recent interview with US Magazine, director Matthew Lopez revealed that the Prime Video rom-com, which is 121 minutes, was originally three-hours. Based on Casey McQuiston’s acclaimed novel of the same name, Red, White & Royal Blue follows the romance between Alex (Taylor Zakhar Perez), the son of America’s first female president (Uma Thurman), and Henry (Nicholas Galitzine), a British prince. Lopez, the Tony Award-winning creator and writer of The Inheritance, said he had a “very, very…

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Exclusive: Red, White & Royal Blue director discusses potential sequel

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Director Matthew Lopez says he’s already been pitched ideas for a sequel to Red, White & Royal Blue. The romantic comedy, following the forbidden romance between a British prince and the son of America’s first female president, premiered 11 August on Prime Video. It is based on Casey McQuiston’s acclaimed novel of the same name. Upon release, Red, White & Royal Blue received overwhelmingly positive reviews for its faithfulness to the source material and the chemistry between Taylor Zakhar Perez and Nicholas Galitizine, who respectively play Alex and Prince Henry. Lopez,…

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Exclusive: Red, White & Royal Blue accurately depicts ‘how men have sex with each other’

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Matthew Lopez, the director of Red, White & Royal Blue, says the film’s sex scenes are “essential” to understanding the relationship between Alex and Prince Henry. Based on Casey McQuiston’s bestseller of the same name, the Prime Video rom-com follows the star-crossed romance between Alex (Taylor Zahkar Perez), the son of America’s first-ever female president (Uma Thurman), and Henry (Nicholas Galitzine), a British prince. The novel is famous for the number of intimate scenes between the duo, which is why fans widely celebrated Red, White & Royal Blue‘s R-rating earlier this…

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Red, White & Royal Blue director discusses the film’s R rating: “I was a little surprised”

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The director of Red, White & Royal Blue has opened up about the film’s R rating.  Back in May, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) announced that the LGBTQ+ rom-com would be Rated-R due to “language, some sexual content, and partial nudity.” Because the two central characters – in the words of one Twitter user – “f**k every time they see each other in the book”, fans celebrated the news on social media. With the premiere of Red, White & Royal Blue set for 11 August, director Matthew López broke…

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Tony winner Matthew López to direct Amazon’s new LGBTQ+ film Red, White & Royal Blue

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Tony winner Matthew López is set to direct a live adaptation of Casey McQuiston’s LGBTQ+ novel Red, White & Royal Blue. The best selling book follows Alex Claremont-Diaz, the bisexual son of the president of the United States and his complicated relationship with the Queen of England’s gay grandson, Prince Henry. According to a report from Variety, the film is set to be released via Amazon Studios with López also serving as the film’s writer. Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Michael McGrath will be joining López as executive producers of the LGBTQ+…

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