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World of Wonder Co-Founders on Why ‘Stop! That! Train!’ Matters

Newsweek · · 1982 words · By H Alan Scott
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9 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey have been doing things their own way since the 1980s, when they were making scrappy little films and music in the East Village with their friend RuPaul Charles.”
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Multiple sources confirm the relationship. The Guardian reports they took RuPaul from obscurity to fame, and HuffPost confirms Barbato and Bailey met at NYU and collaborated on films in the East Village during the '80s.
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web search NEUTRAL — They took RuPaul from obscurity to global fame – inventing The Adam and Joe Show along the way. As Drag Race UK returns to the BBC, we talk to Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato.
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/sep/21/fenton-baile…
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web search NEUTRAL — Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey: The two of us met at NYU film school and started collaborating on films together. We were living in the East Village in the '80s and The Fabulous Pop Tarts was an exte…
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/randy-barbato-fenton-bail_n_5…
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web search NEUTRAL — Randy Barbato & Fenton Bailey. Photo Courtesy of Movi Inc for World of Wonder. When RuPaul's Drag Race premiered on LogoTv a decade ago, the art of drag was already years past its first mainstream ups…
https://www.forbes.com/sites/roytelmontero/2018/09/26/how-th…
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“World of Wonder has Emmy wins”
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A press release/article from World of Wonder explicitly describes itself as an 'award-winning production company' and mentions 'Emmy® Award-winning “RuPaul’s Drag Race”'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Emmy Awards. Awarded for. Excellence in the world of television industry. Country. United States.The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the te…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmy_Awards
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web search NEUTRAL — Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia, created and edited by volunteers around the world and hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation.
https://www.wikipedia.org/
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web search NEUTRAL — ABOUT WORLD OF WONDER For more than two decades, award-winning production company World of Wonder has introduced audiences to new worlds, talent, and ideas that have shaped culture. Programming highli…
https://www.thehypemagazine.com/2019/01/29/world-of-wonder-a…
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“produced the source documentary for an Oscar winning film”
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The claim is mentioned in a Newsweek article, but no other independent source provided in the evidence confirms that World of Wonder produced a source documentary for an Oscar-winning film.
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web search NEUTRAL — Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia, created and edited by volunteers around the world and hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation.
https://www.wikipedia.org/
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web search NEUTRAL — During the gala, the AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 23 categories honoring films released in 2023. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/96th_Academy_Awards
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web search NEUTRAL — Four decades later, World of Wonder has Emmy wins, produced the source documentary for an Oscar winning film and a cultural footprint that stretches from RuPaul's Drag Race to The Eyes of Tammy Faye.
https://www.newsweek.com/entertainment/world-of-wonder-co-fo…
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“Stop! That! Train!, their raucous new comedy starring RuPaul, which opens in theaters June 12.”
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Multiple sources (TikTok and a premiere report) confirm the film 'Stop! That! Train!' stars RuPaul and is scheduled for release on June 12.
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web search NEUTRAL — RuPaul has made appearances in films, including Crooklyn (1994), The Brady Bunch Movie (1995), and But I'm a Cheerleader (1999), as well as television series, including Girlboss and Broad City (both 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RuPaul
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web search NEUTRAL — In theaters June 12, the movie is a disaster film parody that follows two train stewardesses, Tess (Ginger Minj) and Dee Dee (Jujubee), who lose their jobs on Stank Rail and start working on a fancy h…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/style/rupaul-stop-that-tr…
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web search NEUTRAL — THAT! TRAIN! starring Rachel Bloom and RuPaul, hitting theaters June 12.TRAIN!" is set to arrive in theaters on June 12. The movie features performances by the talented Rachel Bloom and the iconic RuP…
https://www.tiktok.com/@nicolerichie/video/76219839715465003…
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“Purchase your tickets through Fandango and you'll unlock three free months of WOW Presents Plus”
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The specific promotion regarding Fandango and WOW Presents Plus is only found in the Newsweek cross-reference; other search results for 'purchasing' are generic definitions.
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web search NEUTRAL — Purchasing is the process a business or organization uses to acquire goods or services to accomplish its goals. Although there are several organizations that attempt to set standards in the purchasing…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purchasing
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 13, 2026 · Purchasing Power is an employee purchase program that provides access to products from top brands, which is paid for over time through payroll deduction.
https://www.purchasingpower.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 8, 2024 · Purchasing is a subset of procurement, focusing specifically on the transaction of buying goods and services. In contrast, procurement encompasses the broader process of identifying need…
https://www.procuredesk.com/glossary/purchasing/
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“Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicole Richie, everyone in this movie.”
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Multiple sources confirm the casting. One source explicitly states 'Sarah Michelle Gellar has joined the cast' and another lists her and Nicole Richie in relation to the film.
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web search NEUTRAL — Stop! That! Train! is an upcoming American action comedy disaster film directed and produced by Adam Shankman, written by Christina Friel and Connor Wright. It is co-produced by Unapologetic Projects …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop!_That!_Train!
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web search NEUTRAL — Sarah Michelle Gellar has joined the cast of RuPaul’s new movie (Image: Getty).Stop That Train is directed by Adam Shankman and comes from Bleecker Street, Universal Pictures Content Group and World o…
https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/03/25/stop-that-train-cast-…
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web search NEUTRAL — “Stop That Train,” from Bleecker Street, Universal Pictures Content Group and World of Wonder, is directed by Adam Shankman and stars Ginger Minj, Jujubee, Brooke Lynn Hytes, Latrice Royale, Marcia Ma…
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/movies/articles/sarah-mi…
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“You hire Adam Shankman, who is a studio director”
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Multiple sources, including a Wikipedia entry for the film and industry news, confirm that Adam Shankman directed 'Stop! That! Train!'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Adam Michael Shankman is an American film director, producer, writer, dancer, author, actor, and choreographer. He was a permanent judge on seasons 6–7 of the television program So You Think You Can D…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Shankman
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web search NEUTRAL — That! Train! , the Adam Shankman -directed action-comedy from Bleecker Street , Universal Pictures Content Group, and World of Wonder . Bleecker Street will release the film theatrically in North Amer…
https://deadline.com/2025/11/rupaul-adam-shankman-film-stop-…
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web search NEUTRAL — That! Train!” “This movie is about an escape from all the serious mishigas we’re experiencing in the world right now,” said RuPaul, who produced and starred in the film.“This movie’s just about laught…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/style/rupaul-stop-that-tr…
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“People who are like-minded, people you love, like Drew Droege and June Diane Raphael.”
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While the existence of the movie is confirmed, the provided evidence for the cast lists Ginger Minj, Jujubee, and others, but does not explicitly mention Drew Droege or June Diane Raphael in the provided snippets.
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web search NEUTRAL — Not sure if Stop! That! Train! (2026) is worth watching? Get a quick, no-spoiler breakdown, who it’s for, and where to stream it legally.
https://www.kissasian.world/movie/stop-that-train
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web search NEUTRAL — “Stop! That! Train!” isn’t just a catchphrase from RuPaul’s judging panel—it’s the title of the first-ever feature film in the RuPaul’s Drag Race extended universe. The highly anticipated movie premie…
https://xeber.world/en/article/rupauls-drag-race-movie-stop-…
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web search NEUTRAL — “Stop! That! Train!” isn’t just something RuPaul regularly tells his judge’s panel, it’s also the name of the first-ever movie in the “RuPaul’s Drag Race” extended universe. The feature film stars “RP…
https://dnyuz.com/2026/05/19/stop-that-train-wants-you-to-ha…
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“You hire great writers. Connor [Wright] and Christina [Friel] also wrote The Bitch Who Stole Christmas.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm the writers or the existence of 'The Bitch Who Stole Christmas'.
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