Red, White & Royal Blue spoilers follow.
Prime Video's adaptation of Casey McQuiston’s bestseller Red, White & Royal Blue is finally here, and despite taking some creatives liberties, fans can rest easy knowing that our protagonists get their happy ending.
The film follows the complicated relationship between FSOTUS (First Son of the United States) Alex Claremont-Diaz (Taylor Zakhar Perez) and Britain’s Prince Henry (Nicholas Galitzine), whose long-standing rivalry soon turns into a steamy love affair for the ages.
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Despite numerous setbacks in their relationship and pushback from the crown, the film ends with our enemies-turned-lovers heading to Alex's childhood home to celebrate his mother's victory and their happily ever after together.
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Discussing the book's happy ending and why he kept it in his adaptation, director Matthew López told Digital Spy: "When I was growing up as a baby gay, what few stories there were about being queer were always about death and dying.
"So I think one of the reasons I was drawn to this story in the first place was that it had a happy ending. There weren't happy endings in queer movies when I was growing up.
"I don't think it really occurred to me that's probably one of the reasons until after I finished the film. I mean, it sounds so simple, and also sad to be able to report that just is not how queer movies ended in the 90s and the early aughts."
The filmmaker continued: "I don't think that the younger generation for whom this film is made would see it as revolutionary, but for someone my age, there is something audacious about a happy ending in a queer story.
"But I also love that it isn't audacious anymore. We absolutely want a happy ending for those two characters. We want them to be happy because we want to be happy ourselves."
López went on to tell us that he'd "be game" for creating a sequel should McQuiston have more ideas for the story, adding: "I wouldn't do it without first getting Casey's blessing and mining Casey's brain."
Red, White, & Royal Blue is now available to watch globally, exclusively on Prime Video.
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