Trivia / Purple Hearts (2022)

• Actor-Shared Background: Singer-songwriter and actress Sofia Carson portrays Cassie Salazar, who is also a singer-songwriter.
• Fake American: British actor Nicholas Galitzine plays the American Marine Luke Morrow.
• In-Series Nickname: "Cheekbones" for Luke, noting Nicholas Galitzine's prominent facial feature.
• Playing Against Type: In an array of queer and progressive roles in Nicholas Galitzine's filmography, here comes this movie where he portrays a conservative, Republican Marine.
  • In The Craft: Legacy, Galitzine portrays the woke bisexual Timmy, who spent about quarter of the film arguing about feminism and equal rights.
  • In Red, White & Royal Blue, he portrays the gay Prince Henry who falls in love with the son of the United States' democratic president.
• Produced by Cast Member: Lead actress Sofia Carson is an executive producer of the film.
• Star-Making Role: For Nicholas Galitzine. After the commercial success of this film, he was cast in projects alongside big Hollywood names such as Anne Hathaway in the romantic film The Idea of You and Julianne Moore in the series Mary & George.
• What Could Have Been: The original ending of the film sees Luke being taken to prison while Cassie waits for him, but this would mean they do not get to reunite just like what is shown in the final product.