"Instead, the animated comedy drops in on "Temple Gym," a Grecian-decorated gym complex populated by well-built, very flamboyant patrons. A montage of tight butts, thick bulges, and 24-pack abs follows, thrusting (pun not intended) the viewers into a world that's both hyper-masc and hyper-queer."
"A midnight screening at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, "Jim Queen" is a sharp, funny, and oh so homosexual tribute to the LGBT culture and nightlife of Paris, rendered in the film's bright and simplified animation style as one long seemingly endless stream of parties."
"The debut feature of directors Marco Nguyen and Nicolas Athane, who wrote the screenplay with Simon Balteaux and Brice Chevillard, "Jim Queen" is a project eight years in the making for the filmmaking team."
"In 2018, Nguyen was working as a club promoter in the city, using his art skills to make flyers and advertisements for gay parties. Through that job, he met Balteaux at a gay pride event, and the two bonded over wanting to get into filmmaking. The two started talking about a project they could make together that honestly reflected their own experiences as gay men in a community that often went misrepresented in the media they saw at the time."
The film opens with a musical number that introduces a Grecian-decorated gym complex called Temple Gym. The setting features flamboyant patrons and a montage of exaggerated physiques, creating a hyper-masculine and hyper-queer atmosphere. The story follows a midnight screening at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival and presents a sharp, funny tribute to LGBT culture and Paris nightlife. The animation style is bright and simplified, and the narrative unfolds as an extended sequence of parties. The feature is the debut of directors Marco Nguyen and Nicolas Athane, written with Simon Balteaux and Brice Chevillard, and developed over eight years. Nguyen’s earlier work as a gay club promoter and his meeting with Balteaux at a pride event shaped the desire to reflect their own experiences and the diversity of the community.
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