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Uma Thurman Teases Alex and Henry’s “Deeper” and “Harder” Relationship in ‘Red, White & Royal Wedding’ [Exclusive]
The romcom adaptations just keep coming. In 2023, Casey McQuiston‘s novelRed, White, & Royal Blue became a hit on Prime Video, with a sequel, Red, White, & Royal Wedding, announced not long after. The first film follows a delicious enemies-to-fake-friends-to-friends-to-lovers plot, starring Taylor Zakhar Perez as Alex Claremont-Diaz and Masters of the Universe‘s upcoming lead Nicholas Galitzine as Prince Henry. When the pair cause a bit of an international incident, they’re forced to act like friends, and eventually they become more than that. The cast also includes Kill Bill‘s Uma Thurman as Alex’s mother, President Ellen Claremont. She provides emotional support and stability for Perez’s Alex.
Talking with Collider’s Steve Weintraub at SXSW, Thurman explains that what lies ahead for the characters is just the beginning:
“Well, the first movie was full of lots of passion, and in this second movie, relationships go deeper, and they get harder. So, we know that happens, right? I mean, you fall in love, and then it starts.”
One thing that’s different about the upcoming sequel is that it’s not based on a novel, unlike the first film. Though the script is co-written by the author of Red, White, & Royal Blue, Casey McQuiston, along with the first film’s director, Matthew López. Jamie Babbit directs. As confirmed earlier this year during production, Galitzine stressed it’s indeed not Alex and Henry who are tying the knot. Along with Perez and Galitzine, Thurman is set to reprise her role as President Ellen Claremont. Sarah Shahi also returns. The cast of the original film also consisted of Stephen Fry (Gosford Park), Sarah Shahi (Black Adam), Ellie Bamber (Willow), Rachel Hilson (Love, Victor), Clifton Collins Jr. (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), Sharon D. Clarke (Rocketman), Malcolm Atobrah (Rye Lane), Akshay Khanna (Polite Society), Aneesh Sheth (Jessica Jones), Polo Morin (Who Killed Sara?), Ahmed Elhaj (The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself), and Thomas Flynn (Bridgerton).
As for what comes next once the sequel is on the screens of eager viewers, Thurman explains:
“I think there will be a novel that will follow. I think that the story that Casey [McQuiston] did is coming through in screenplay form, but I have a feeling it’s very hotly behind in a novel form. So, it will be enjoyed in every medium.”
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Uma Thurman Returns to Prime Video and the Action Genre With ‘Pretty Lethal’
While you wait for Red, White & Royal Wedding, Prime Video fans can find Uma Thurman in a very different movie starring in a very different movie in just under two weeks, and it’s one that returns Thurman to her Kill Bill roots. Thurman plays a relentless Russian mobster in The Witcher: Blood Origin director’s newest film, Pretty Lethal, which follows a group of ballerinas who need to use everything in their skills and arsenal to make it through the night. With a cast that also consists of Maddie Ziegler (West Side Story), Millicent Simmonds (A Quiet Place), and Iris Apatow (The Hunger Games: Sunrise on Reaping), Pretty Lethal is a perfect action flick for those experiencing an itch for more John Wick-like action movies (especially for fans of Ballerina).
Red, White, & Royal Wedding does not currently have a release date, but Pretty Lethal debuts on Prime Video on March 25. Stay with Collider for the latest updates.
- Release Date
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August 11, 2023
- Runtime
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121 Minutes
- Director
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Matthew Lopez
- Writers
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Matthew Lopez, Ted Malawer
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