Ginger Minj and Jujubee Star in 'Stop! That! Train!', World of Wonder's First Narrative Feature Film

Directed by Adam Shankman ('Hairspray,' 'A Walk to Remember') and written by Christina Friel and Connor Wright, 'Stop! That! Train!' stars RuPaul's Drag Race veterans Ginger Minj and Jujubee as Tess and DeeDee, two down-on-their-luck train stewardesses who bluff their way onto the opulent Glamazonian Express, only to face a runaway train, faulty brakes, and a once-in-a-century weather event called a 'Stormaganza.' RuPaul plays President Judy Gagwell, a commander-in-chief paralyzed by rail-related PTSD, while a large ensemble of Drag Race alumni and celebrity cameos — including Sarah Michelle Gellar, Rachel Bloom, Chris Parnell, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson — fill out the cast. Shankman instructed his leads to play their roles as straight drama and never discuss gender, a creative choice the performers say allowed the film's humor to emerge organically from situation and character rather than from drag identity. Critics have noted the film's heavy reliance on puns, slapstick, and disaster-movie clichés in the tradition of 'Airplane!', with Variety calling it 'an easily accessible, unexpectedly ingratiating experience' and NPR describing it as 'loud, dumb, and gay.' The film has attracted some controversy over allegations that AI was used to generate visual effects, which Shankman has disputed while acknowledging some AI was used in combination with CGI. Released at a moment when at least 19 state bills seek to restrict drag performances and the Trump administration has banned drag from the Kennedy Center, the film's creators say its mainstream accessibility is itself a political statement.