Uma Thurman to Star in Movie "Red, White & Royal Blue"

American actress Uma Thurman is set to play U.S. President Ellen Claremont in Prime Video’s rom-com "Red, White & Royal Blue".

It also stars Taylor Zakhar Perez, Nicholas Galitzine, Clifton Collins Jr., Stephen Fry, Sarah Shahi, Rachel Hilson, Ellie Bamber, Aneesh Sheth, Polo Morin, Ahmed Elhaj, and Akshay Khanna.

The movie is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Casey McQuiston.

"Red, White & Royal Blue" follows the Mexican-American character Alex Claremont-Diaz (Perez) who, upon his mother’s (Thurman) election as President, is promptly cast as the American equivalent of a young royal.

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.

Tony Award-winning playwright Matthew López is directing from his own script, in his feature debut. Ted Malawer penned an earlier draft.

Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter will produce for Berlanti/Schechter Films, with López, McQuiston, and Michael McGrath serving as executive producers.

The movie heading into production this month in the UK will ultimately premiere on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

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Thurman is a Golden Globe winner who has also been recognized over the course of her career with Oscar and Emmy nominations, among many other accolades.

The actress is known for her roles in movies such as "Pulp Fiction", "Batman & Robin", "Kill Bill: Vol. 1 & 2", and "The Producers", among many others.

Thurman recently portrayed Arianna Huffington in Showtime’s series "Super Pumped: The Battle For Uber".

She is currently in production on the darkly comic thriller "The Kill Room" from Yale Entertainment, which she is also producing.