{"id":35,"date":"2026-01-08T06:17:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T06:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/presspulesnews9.com\/?p=35"},"modified":"2026-01-08T06:18:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T06:18:30","slug":"im-excited-taylor-zakhar-perez-shares-filming-update-on-red-white-royal-blue-sequel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/presspulesnews9.com\/?p=35","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I\u2019m excited\u2019: Taylor Zakhar Perez shares filming update on Red, White &#038; Royal Blue sequel"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"feature-post-meta__title\">\u2018I\u2019m excited\u2019: Taylor Zakhar Perez shares filming update on Red, White &amp; Royal Blue sequel<\/h1>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaytimes.com\/?s=Taylor+Zakhar+Perez\">Taylor Zakhar Perez<\/a>\u00a0has shared an exciting update regarding the\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Red, White &amp; Royal Blue<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0sequel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Last year, fans were sent into a frenzy when director Matthew L\u00f3pez and Casey McQuiston \u2013 who wrote the original novel \u2013 announced that a second film was in the works.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cYes, there\u2019s gonna be a sequel,\u201d the American playwright exclaimed during a fan screening, with the\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">One Last Stop<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0author adding: \u201cMatthew and I are writing it together. That\u2019s all we can say.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In October, Amazon MGM officially announced that the highly anticipated follow-up had been formally greenlit and titled\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Red, White &amp; Royal Wedding.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Now, Zakhar Perez has shared a new update regarding the project, specifically when he\u2019ll be stepping back into the shoes of first son Alex Claremont-Diaz.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">While attending Carlos Eric Lopez\u2019s fifth annual Dia De Muertos Gala with\u00a0<\/span><em><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gaytimes.com\/culture\/15-photos-of-love-victor-star-michael-cimino-that-leave-us-hot-and-bothered\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Love, Victor\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">star Michael Cimino,\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Kissing Booth 2\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">actor revealed: \u201cWe\u2019re about to work on [the film], we\u2019re shooting, the\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Red, White [&amp; Royal Blue]\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">sequel in the new year, and, you know, just continue to build.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When asked how excited he was about returning to the\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Red, White, &amp; Royal Blue\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">universe, Zakhar Perez said he was \u201clooking forward to it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cThere\u2019s a huge appetite for the sequel \u2013 I mean, I read the script and it\u2019s really good,\u201d the actor continued.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Toward the end of his interview, Zakhar Perez remained tight-lipped about plot details, telling the interviewer he couldn\u2019t reveal anything.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cNothing. Nothing at all. I can not; they will come for me. Amazon will find me,\u201d he concluded.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element instagram-media cmplz-processed cmplz-activated instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DQexhPQAE1n\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=360&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gaytimes.com&amp;rp=%2Ffilms%2Fim-excited-taylor-zakhar-perez-shares-filming-update-on-red-white-royal-blue-sequel%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A10384.29999999702%2C%22ls%22%3A7912.5999999940395%2C%22le%22%3A10375.89999999851%7D\" height=\"986\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">While the<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Minx<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0star refrained from sharing any details about the script, screenwriter McQuiston teased some of the themes the sequel will explore in July.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cThe sequel is a glimpse into Alex and Henry\u2019s life after the confetti has finished falling from the first movie, and you have to move forward together as two adults in a real, serious adult partnership,\u201d McQuiston said in an interview with\u00a0<em><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.news.yahoo.com\/casey-mcquiston-queer-voices-interview-105854490.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly90LmNvLw&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAADNN9Pr3CqW4n53iqwnx3Y9m4WwDqxWHOR7LKJaY1tdWgdCxU0_DXyZFxdyWG-3DS1Mc2jlDHBOXGDtUlBKwOUuYxXhZc0PtcezcDk6eJioUjC1jD6zB1KPpHKbFpqLl8feVIhXiAXjNoeh3VcSOChXSgtAihrApxC1HYEl5HQ15&amp;guccounter=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yahoo! Entertainment.<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cWith pressures and expectations and dreams that might be coming into conflict with each other, and things that might be pulling them and pushing them in different directions and how they navigate that together. So as vaguely as possible, that\u2019s what I\u2019m allowed to say.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In addition to Zakhar Perez,<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Red, White &amp; Royal Wedding<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0will see the return of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaytimes.com\/?s=Nicholas+Galitzine\">Nicholas Galitzine<\/a>\u00a0as British royal Prince Henry, Uma Thurman as President Ellen Claremont-Diaz and Sarah Shahi as the president\u2019s Deputy Chief of Staff, Zarah Bankston.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1453664\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gaytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/red-white-royal-blue-sequel-wedding.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gaytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/red-white-royal-blue-sequel-wedding.jpg 695w, https:\/\/www.gaytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/red-white-royal-blue-sequel-wedding-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gaytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/red-white-royal-blue-sequel-wedding-590x370.jpg 590w, https:\/\/www.gaytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/red-white-royal-blue-sequel-wedding-105x65.jpg 105w\" alt=\"\" width=\"695\" height=\"436\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">But I\u2019m a Cheerleader\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">filmmaker Jamie Babbit has also been tapped as the film\u2019s director, taking over the mantel previously held by L\u00f3pez, who helmed the first film.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In a statement, Babbit gushed about joining the upcoming LGBTQIA+ project: \u201cAfter directing\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">But I\u2019m a Cheerleader<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0in my twenties, I\u2019m thrilled to be back in the queer love universe of\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Red, White &amp; Royal Wedding<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. We all need this kind of optimism, fantasy and gay joy. I\u2019m thrilled to work with this brilliant team.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As of this writing, Amazon MGM has not shared a release date for\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Red, White &amp; Royal Wedding<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, additional casting information, nor confirmed whether it will be a streaming exclusive or receive a theatrical release.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018I\u2019m excited\u2019: Taylor Zakhar Perez shares filming update on Red, White &amp; Royal Blue sequel Taylor Zakhar Perez\u00a0has shared an exciting update regarding the\u00a0Red, White &amp; Royal Blue\u00a0sequel. 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