Taylor Zakhar Perez Is Avoiding ‘Red, White & Royal Blue 2' Spoilers: 'I Want Plausible Deniability'
After portraying the president's son Alex Claremont-Diaz in the 2023 Prime Video adaptation of Casey McQuiston's LGBTQ romance novel, the actor explained how he guaranteed 'plausible deniability' when it comes to details of the second installment.
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'I purposefully said, 'Please do not share with me anything until we are ready to prep it, because I want plausible deniability,'' Zakhar Perez told Elle. 'I have not read a script, but I hear it's very good.'
Last May, Amazon MGM Studios announced they greenlighted development on the sequel after the first became Prime Video's No. 1 movie in its global debut weekend, holding the position for three weeks.
Zakhar Perez reunites with Nicholas Galatzine as Prince Henry for the sequel, which also sees writer-director Matthew López returning after making his feature debut with the original, penning the sequel alongside McQuiston. Berlanti Schechter Films' Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter will return to produce the film, joined by the banner's Michael McGrath, as well as López. McQuiston will executive produce.
In Red, White & Royal Blue, President Ellen Claremont's (Uma Thurman) son Alex (Zakhar Perez) has an embarrassing encounter with Prince Henry (Galatzine), threatening US/UK relations and his mother's reelection campaign. While attempting to clean up the bad press, the pair is forced to pretend to be best friends, during which the unlikely pair secretly falls in love.
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