Red, White and Royal Blue author Casey McQuiston teases sequel
The rom-com follows the relationship that develops between the son of the US president, Alex Clairmont-Diaz (Taylor Zakhar Perez) and British royal Prince Henry (Nick Galitzine). They meet under disastrous circumstances when they both end up covered in cake, but feelings of hate soon turn to feelings of love and they navigate how they can make their relationship work whilst being so in the public eye.
McQuiston is cowriting the script with original director Matthew Lopez, and during an interview with Yahoo's Queer Voices, the author gave an idea of what book and film fans can expect next. Keeping coy as much as possible, they teased how the story finds Alex and Henry facing new challenges that could threaten their blossoming relationship.
"Is there anything that I can share about the sequel? What a good question." McQuiston jokes. "I'm going to play it safe and say that I can share that I've been working on a script. I'm cowriting it with Matthew Lopez, who wrote and directed the first movie, which I know so many readers know and love.
"And so I can say that we've been working on that script and that I've spoken to a lot of the cast about the sequel, and that they're all so excited about it and about hopefully moving forward with the next steps.
"But I think what you can expect from the sequel is a glimpse into Alex and Henry's life after the confetti has finished falling from the first movie, and you have to move forward together as two adults in a real serious adult partnership.
"With pressures and expectations and dreams that might be coming into conflict with each other, and things that might be pulling them and pushing them in different directions and how they navigate that together. So, as vaguely as possible, that's what I'm allowed to say."
The sequel was first announced back in March 2024 by the cast and crew of the film. There is not yet a release date for the Red, White and Royal Blue 2, nor has production begun.
But with McQuiston and Lopez hard at work on the script it is unlikely to be long until fans are given their first look at the story and what is next for Alex and Henry.
Red, White and Royal Blue is available to watch on Prime Video.
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