‘Red, White, and Royal Blue’: Uma Thurman to Play US President in Amazon’s Rom-Com Based on Casey McQuiston Novel

Special: Uma Thurmansuper pumped) will play US President Ellen Clermont in the Prime Video romantic comedy. Red, white and royal blueBased on the bestselling novel of the same name by Casey McQuiston. The previously announced Taylor will play Zachary Perez, Nicolas Galicin, Clifton Collins Jr., Stephen Freit, Sarah Shah, Rachel Hilson, Eli Bamber, Anne Shet, Polo Morin, Ahmed Elhaj and Akshay Khan.

Red, white and royal blue It follows Mexican-American character Alex Claremont-Diaz (Perez), who stars as the American equivalent of a young royal family soon after his mother (Thurman) is elected president. Cute, charismatic, bright: his image in the White House is the gold of the marketing millennium. There’s just one problem: Alex has a long-standing feud with his royal counterpart, Prince Harry (Galis), across the pool. Relations between the United States and Great Britain deteriorate when the magazines photograph the argument between the two.

Family heads, state handlers, and others will devise a damage control plan: secure a truce between the two rivals. What starts out as a fake friendship on Instagram will make more sense than Alex or Henry could have imagined. Soon, Alex finds himself in a secret relationship with the surprisingly vulnerable Henry that could complicate his mother’s re-election campaign and turn the two countries upside down, asking the question: Can love finally save the world?

Tony Award-winning playwright Matthew Lopez (Heritage) is a director with his own script, in his artistic debut. Ted Malaver had written the project earlier. Greg Berlant and Sarah Schechter will co-produce from Berlanti/Schechter Films, and Lopez, McQuiston and Michael McGrath will serve as executive producers. This month’s UK release of the film will be the final release on Prime Video in over 240 countries and territories worldwide.

“I’m delighted to have Uma join us as President Clermont,” Lopez said. said. His wit, warmth and humor fit perfectly into Casey’s cult character. “I can’t wait to be in your oval office.”

Thurman is a Golden Globe winner known for his career in Oscar and Emmy nominations, among many other awards. The actor is known for alternative films, including: dangerous allies, pulp Fiction, batman and robin, გატაკა, sweet and low, kill Bill :t. one & two, producers, nymphomaniac: t. one & two Y The house that Jack built, among others. He has also been seen in television series including. Suspicion, cameras, impostors, Ს Y to shatter.

Thurman recently played Ariana Huffington on the Showtime series. Super Pumped: Battle for Uber. He is currently working on a black comedy thriller. murder room From Yale Entertainment, which he produced.

Thurman is played by ICM Partners, Untitled Entertainment, and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller.