Entertainment News | Matthew Lopez to Helm 'Red, White & Royal Blue' for Amazon Studios
Get latest articles and stories on Entertainment at LatestLY. American playwright and screenwriter Matthew Lopez will tackle the adaptation of Casey McQuiston's bestselling novel "Red, White & Royal Blue".
Los Angeles, Oct 2 (PTI) American playwright and screenwriter Matthew Lopez will tackle the adaptation of Casey McQuiston's bestselling novel "Red, White & Royal Blue".
Lopez, who won a Tony award for his Broadway play "The Inheritance", will make his directorial debut with the LGBTQ+ romance drama, which comes from Amazon Studios, reported Variety.
McQuiston's book, which was published in 2019, is about a star-crossed power couple — the Latine character of Alex Claremont-Diaz, the son of the president of the United States, and his relationship with Prince Henry, grandson of the Queen of England.
Lopez also rewrote a draft of the script by Ted Malawer in addition to being tapped to direct the film.
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Berlanti/Schechter Films' Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter will produce the movie with Michael McGrath serving as executive producer.
Lopez is currently penning the script for a remake of Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner's 1992 movie "The Bodyguard" for Warner Bros.
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