Exclusive: Red, White & Royal Blue director on Uma Thurman’s ‘powerful and feminine’ president
It was crucial for Red, White & Royal Blue‘s depiction of America’s first-ever female president to “retain her femininity”, according to director Matthew Lopez.
The upcoming Prime Video rom-com is based on Casey McQuiston’s novel of the same name, chronicling the blossoming relationship between the president’s son and a British prince.
President Ellen Claremont is played by legendary Oscar-nominated actress Uma Thurman, best known for her roles in iconic films such as Pulp Fiction (1994), Batman & Robin (1997) and Kill Bill Vol.
1 (2004) and Vol. 2 (2005). Lopez, the Tony Award-winning playwright behind the West End and Broadway’s The Inheritance, tells GAY TIMES that it was important to cast an actor who “you would actually vote for president”. “We did a list of all the people that we thought would work in this role and Uma was always at the top of it,” he reveals. “We sent her the script and she wanted to meet with me, which was great for me!
