Taylor Zakhar Perez and Nicholas Galitzine on Filming Their 'Red, White & Royal Blue' Sex Scenes

etonline.com:

Taylor Zakhar Perez and Nicholas Galitzine are opening up about what it was like to film sex scenes for their upcoming gay rom-com,.

In the Prime Video movie, which has been adapted from author Casey McQuiston's bestselling novel, the two actors play high profile frenemies-turned-lovers, with Perez as America's first son, Alex Claremont-Diaz, and Galitzine as Prince Henry of Britain.

Ahead of the movie's August release, it's been revealed that will be rated R for «language, some sexual content, and partial nudity,» promising that the book's many intimate scenes will make it to the big screen.

And according to the two stars, they worked closely on bringing those moments to life in front of the camera.«It’s a crazy thing to be intimate in that way with your friend,» Galitzine tells , explaining in the magazine's Summer Issue that «we want people to fall in love with these characters, because their love has to be real.»And in order to capture that on screen, «there [was] so much choreography to sex…ual scenes,» Perez reveals, with noting «the sheer amount of time and energy (and the occasional blow-up mattress) that went into rehearsals.»A post shared by GQ (@gq)He adds, «Our guards were down during rehearsals.» But then, when the scene was over, «one of us would say something stupid, like, 'Get off me!'» the actor shares, echoing comments made by Robbie Taylor Hunt, the film's intimacy coordinator. «There’s a playful teasing that never veered into anything nasty, which was a lovely dynamic to be a part of,» Hunt says of the two actors. «But also they just treated each other like colleagues and co-creatives in a really nice, collaborative way.» It also doesn't hurt that «we’re both heartthrobs,» Perez says of the pair,.