Jim Queen

Jim Queen (2026)



7.9 2026 85 min Belgium, France

Director: Marco Nguyen

Cast: Alex Ramirès, Jéremy Gillet, Shirley Souagnon, François Sagat, Elisabeth Wiener

Animation Comedy
A strange virus called Heterosis is spreading through Paris’s gay nightlife, magically flipping gay men straight overnight. Jim—once the chiseled, six-pack king of the Gym Queens—falls from his Pride throne to become a social pariah. Only Lucien, a sweet, newly-out twink with far more courage than muscle, stays by his side. Together, they must scramble to discover a cure before the epidemic wipes out the very community that once put Jim on a pedestal.

More About This Film

Jim Queen is a French animated comedy that imagines a strange epidemic sweeping through Paris's gay scene. Jim, a muscular influencer and self-styled king of the Gym Queens, suddenly finds his status threatened when a mysterious virus known as Heterosis begins changing the people around him.

Jim joins forces with Lucien, an unlikely companion, and the two travel through the Marais in search of a rumored cure. Directed by Marco Nguyen and Nicolas Athané, the film uses parody, queer self-mockery, and science-fiction to examine fame, identity, community, and social expectations.

  • Directed by Marco Nguyen and Nicolas Athané.
  • Written by Simon Balteaux, Marco Nguyen, Nicolas Athané, and Brice Chevillard.
  • Alex Ramirès and Jérémy Gillet provide the lead voices.
  • The film was selected for the 2026 Cannes Film Festival's Midnight Screenings.
  • The project grew from an idea developed by Nguyen and Balteaux several years before production.

Where to Watch

Jim Queen received a French theatrical release, while wider digital availability depends on regional distribution.

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