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‘Stop That Train’ Director Adam Shankman on How the ‘Silly’ Comedy Brings Back an Old Genre
In the world of “Stop That Train,” (opening in theaters on June 12) RuPaul is Madame President, and like any world leader, she worries about her approval ratings. When a high-speed train called the Glamazonian Express is struck by lightning and hurtles toward disaster – a threatening “stormaganza” – the president is put to the […]
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According to Variety’s source item, ‘Stop That Train’ Director Adam Shankman on How the ‘Silly’ Comedy Brings Back an Old Genre, In the world of “Stop That Train,” (opening in theaters on June 12) RuPaul is Madame President, and like any world leader, she worries about her approval ratings. When a high-speed train called the Glamazonian Express is struck by lightning and hurtles toward disaster – a threatening “stormaganza” – the president is put to the […]
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- ‘Stop That Train’ Director Adam Shankman on How the ‘Silly’ Comedy Brings Back an Old GenreVariety - 2026-05-29T16:30:00+00:00
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