Uma Thurman to Play the President in ‘Red, White and Royal Blue’ Adaptation
thewrap.comThat’s Madame Uma Thurman, to you. The actress has been cast as Ellen Claremont, the newly elected President of the United States, in the upcoming film adaptation of “Red, White and Royal Blue.” The film is a young adult romantic comedy based on a novel of the same name.Thurman joins Taylor Zakhar Perez, who will lead the adaptation as her son Alex Claremont-Diaz.
Perez will star opposite Nicholas Galitzine as young royal Prince Henry.Here’s a logline for the movie:Handsome, charismatic, brilliant―his image is pure millennial-marketing gold for the White House.
There’s only one problem: Alex has a long-running feud with his royal counterpart across the pond, Prince Henry (Galitzine).
And when the tabloids get hold of a photo involving an altercation between the two, U.S./British relations take a turn for the worse.
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