“It feels like the natural next step”: Red, White & Royal Blue sequel gets major update

Attention Red, White & Royal Blue fans! A massive new update for the highly anticipated sequel has arrived.

In a recent interview with Variety, Arrow creator Greg Berlanti was questioned on the status of the follow-up, which was officially confirmed earlier this year.

While he remained mum on the plot for the forthcoming film, he confirmed that director Matthew López and author Casey McQuiston – who wrote the original novel – were nearly done with the script.

“What’s so great is that it feels like the natural next step in the journey of these characters,” he added.

The Red, White & Royal Blue film first captivated LGBTQIA+ fans in August 2023 when it was released on Prime Video.

Starring Taylor Zakhar Perez as Alex Claremont-Diaz and Nicholas Galitzine as Prince Henry, the movie follows the passionate enemies-to-lovers romance between the charismatic son of America’s first female president (Uma Thurman) and a dashing British prince.

The film also featured Clifton Collins Jr., Sarah Shahi, Rachel Hilson, Stephen Fry, Ellie Bamber, Thomas Flynn, Malcolm Atobrah, Akshay Khanna, Sharon D Clarke, Aneesh Sheth and Juan Castano.

Upon its release, the romantic comedy received universal acclaim for its faithfulness to the source material and the electric chemistry between Zakhar-Perez and Galitzine.

In addition to rave reviews, Red, White & Royal Blue received numerous award nominations, including a Primetime Emmy nod for Outstanding Television Movie.

In May, following months of fan outcry and speculation, Prime Video, López and McQuiston broke the internet when they announced that a sequel was on the way.

“Yes, there’s gonna be a sequel,” the American playwright exclaimed during a fan screening.

The Along For The Ride author added, “Matthew and I are writing it together. That’s all we can say.”

During an August panel discussion for Deadline’s Contenders TV: The Nominees, López gave insight into his and McQuiston’s creative process.

“When we were starting this process, I kept saying that we’ll have to succeed at this adaptation…. if you feel the same way at the end, as you felt finishing the book,” he said.

“There’s no book to guide us, but what we have is Casey’s original thoughts and original ideas.”

In the same interview, Perez expressed his excitement for the film and stepping back into the shoes of first son Alex.

“He just has an endless waterfall of optimism rushing over him at all times, and he has just nonstop positivity,” he gushed.

“So, I think I’m excited to bring that back to the screen. And I think [with the] state of the world right now, we could use a little bit more of that.”

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