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Thomas and the Magic Railroad (also known as Thomas The Tank Engine: The Magic Railroad or Thomas & Friends: The Magic Railroad in the United Kingdom and Germany) is a 2021 American 3D Live-action/CGI-animated family comedy adventure fantasy film directed by Robert Zemeckis and Britt Allcroft based on 3 titled The Railway Series by Rev. W. Awdry, on the television series of the character from the same name and Shining Time Station by Britt Allcroft.



The film is a remake of the 2000 original film of the same name by the same director who created the film named Britt Allcroft, but it was a box-office bomb and a critical failure from critics and the fandom of the book and the show for the plot that was changed from the original cut, terrible acting, and the editing which had made the editor shortened the time of the main character and removed the true villain when it released on 2000, which in the 2019 version, it has all the characters like P.T. Boomer, Tasha and even George from the film and not been edited from before along with the help of Robert Zemeckis.

It was produced by Legendary Pictures, and HiT Entertainment, presented in association with the Isle of Man Film Commission, and distributed by Universal Pictures in US prints and along with Sony Pictures Entertainment (who originally known as Destination Films and Columbia Pictures also created the 2000 film) in US and international prints.

The film was a box office success and it received critical acclaim, with critics praising the faithfulness to the 2000 film's original director's cut, the visual effects, the CGI animation on the trains, splendid acting, well-developed characters, and the plot along with the performance of Nicolas Cage as P.T. Boomer. The film also become the fourth highest grossing film and won eight Academy Awards and received eight Academy Award nominations. At the UK, the film had won three BAFTA Film Awards and also got one BAFTA nomination.

Plot[]

The film begins with a Thomas the Tank Engine. Thomas is a really useful engine who is very kind to his friends. A few seconds later, Thomas met Gordon at Wellsworth Station, telling him that Sir Topham Hatt was gone for a holiday. But then, Diesel 10 rudely pass both Thomas and Gordon, which means that Diesel 10 was sent to the Island of Sodor by Sir Topham Hatt for helping, but he was acting like he was bullying them. Lily Stone lives in a city with her mom and dad thinking what she might do with her Granddad her mom comes over saying "You should go to Shining Time Station" Lily agrees as she goes on the train. Thomas calls all the engines for a meeting about Mr Conductor taking care of them, saying everything will be okay and to make sure Diesel 10 doesn't cause trouble James just hopes that Diesel 10 doesn't ruin his shiny coat. Thomas talks with Percy and Rosie they tell him that they're worried about Diesel 10 trying to threaten them but Thomas positively says that Mr Conductor has everything under control on Sodor. Thomas Goes to collect Mr Conductor hoping that he and his friends won't let Diesel 10 take over Sodor. Mr Conductor arrives and tells Thomas needs to call the Fat Collector while saying the journey to Shining Time gets bumpy and bumpy Thomas warns Mr Conductor that Diesel 10 is back but Mr Conductor informs Thomas that the Fat Collector told about Diesel 10 that he keep an eye on him and can't even imagine someone worst then Diesel 10. P.T Boomer, an enemy of Lily's Grandfather Burnett Stone who loved his late wife Tasha and has been obsessed with getting revenge on Burnett while confronted him about the lost Engine, Lady that Burnett and Tasha ride along on with before she died. Boomer lashes out at Burnett saying that Lady is good for scrap and drives. Lily comforts her Grandpa telling him to ignore Boomer.

Thomas talks James in the Sheds about why he is staying there doing nothing James tells him he was put in the sheds by Sir Topham Hatt for being naughty, when Diesel 10 shows up and voices his plan to destroy a lost engine named Lady and thus establish Diesels as the dominant engines on Sodor. While James is confused, Thomas tells Diesel 10 he won't let that happen because they are Sodor engines and little engines can do Big things. Thomas goes to Mr Conductor to talk to him about what he was talking about the Journey to Shining Time gets bumpy and bumpy, Mr Conductor tells Thomas he has some kind of difficulty with his gold dust that it's never happened before, Thomas asks Mr Conductor if there's anything that the other can help him with. Mr Conductor says that there might be a clue a source to the gold dust Thomas goes to find Percy and Rosie and tells that Mr Conductor is struggling with his gold dust and that he needs their help. Lily and Burnett look at a painting of Lady and starts to have doubts in his belief of magic due to his failure to guard her. P.T Boomer gather explosives and blows up Muffle Mountain, Lily and Burnett hear the explosion Burnett believes that Boomer is up to something and drive up and to confront Boomer about what he's doing. Thomas finds Henry with a bad cold and offers to get some special Island of Sodor coal to make him better, but while collecting them, fails to notice the sixth truck rolling away into some magic buffers. Bertie passes and greets Thomas and his five trucks; Thomas is confused. Lily and Burnett find out that Boomer is ready for his revenge and destroy Lady, Boomer pushes himself and Lily to a portal to the Island Of Sodor after leaving Burnett hopeless. Boomer leaves Lily while finding out a Island of talking trains while preparing for vengeance. When Thomas tells Percy and Rosie about the missing truck, they talk about Mr. Conductor and conclude that he travels to Sodor on a magic railroad by a set of magic buffers. They realize that the buffers where the truck disappeared are the buffers leading to the Magic Railroad. Thomas tells Percy and Rosie to guard the buffers, citing that Percy and Rosie are brave engines. While walking alone Lily also realise that this Island is full of trains that can talk she sees Thomas for the first time Thomas introduces himself to her and realises she is the granddaughter of Burnett Stone who came to the Island Of Sodor when he and Tasha were young Thomas decides to take Lily in to Tidmouth Sheds. Boomer runs into Diesel 10, Dodge, and Splatter on the way asking them to help with his revenge plan and to destroy Lady the three diesels agree. Thomas brings Lily to Tidmouth Sheds introducing her to all the engines while Percy and Rosie have found no clues about the gold dust Thomas tells them that they'll try again the next day, Lily asks them what they are looking for Rosie replies that they trying to help Mr Conductor with his gold dust. Thomas tells Lily that the gold dust is the only reason how Mr Conductor can travel to the Island Of Sodor Lily tells them all that a man named P.T Boomer also came along when she arrived that he might be up to trouble but the stream engines will stop him and Diesel 10. Mr Conductor meets Lily gives her a bed to sleep with the engines. Diesel 10 and Boomer attack Tidmouth Sheds and kidnap Mr Conductor to question him about the lost engine. Thomas and the other engines are in shock and attempt to rescue Mr Conductor and stop Boomer and Diesel 10, Thomas decides to gather a team of stream engines because that's what really useful engines do. Thomas, Percy, Rosie and Lily decide to go to Muffle Mountain to warn Burnett about Boomer and Diesel while the other engines go look for Mr Conductor. Lily tells Thomas that her Grandpa is also the caretaker of Lady the lost engine after Boomer threated to destroy Lady, Thomas suggests Burnett could be the answer to saving the Island Of Sodor. Thomas, Percy, Rosie, and Lily travel through the buffers to Muffle Mountain and arrive they also meet Stacy and Billy near the station they are both surprised to see talking tank engines.

Cast[]

Live-action actors[]

  • Hailee Steinfeld as Lily Stone, the granddaughter of Burnett Stone. She lives in the city with her mother and father she also befriends Thomas, while being at the Island of Sodor, they helped restore Lady to her former glory and returned the magic to the Magic Railroad.
  • Anne Hathaway as Adult Lily, the narrator of the film.
  • Owen Wilson as Burnett Stone, the tetartagonist who is Lady's caretaker on his workshop at Muffle Mountain. Long ago, he only shared the secret of Lady with Tasha, his childhood friend.
  • Alec Baldwin as Mr. Conductor, A 20-centimetre tall conductor who narrated the television series episodes that appeared in Shining Time Station.
  • David Tennant as Mr. Conductor, Junior, Mr. Conductor's cousin. Like his cousin, he is at a regular height on Sodor and the Magic Railroad - anywhere else, he shrinks to a height of 24 centimetres (ten inches).
  • Nicolas Cage as P.T. Boomer, Pete Tiberius Boomer is the main antagonist who wants to get revenge on Burnett Stone for marrying Tasha. Boomer wants to destroy Lady along with Diesel 10, so they can take over the whole Thomas & Friends universe.
  • Jennifer Lawrence as Stacy Jones
  • John Leguizamo as Billy Twofeathers
  • Drew Barrymore as Mrs. Bethany Stone, Lily's Mom
  • Steve Burns as Steve
  • Donovan Patton as Joe
  • Anderw Garfield as Himself
  • Jim Broadbent as Himself
  • Ringo Starr as Himself
  • Michael Angelis as Himself
  • Ted Robbins as Himself
  • Rupert Grint as Himself
  • Jeremy London as Himself
  • Lacey Chabert as Himself
  • Mara Wilson as Himself
  • Neve Campbell as Himself
  • Scott Eastwood as Himself
  • Tim Curry as Himself
  • Emma Stone as Herself
  • Joe Pesci as Himself
  • Daniel Stern as Himself
  • James May as Himself
  • Thomas F. Wilson as Himself
  • Stephen Fry as Himself
  • Richard Newman as Himself
  • Keith Wickham as Sir Topham Hatt
  • Hayden Rolence as Burnett Stone, Jr.
  • The Umbilical Brothers as Thomas's Fireman and Driver
  • Anthony Field as Percy's Driver
  • Sam Moran as Percy's Fireman
  • Jeff Fatt as Toby's Driver
  • Paul Paddick as Toby's Fireman
  • Greg Page as James' Driver
  • Murray Cook as James' Fireman
  • Colin Firth as Henry's Driver
  • Rupert Everett as Henry's Fireman
  • Dane Cook as Gordon's Driver
  • Daniel Craig as Gordon's Fireman
  • David Thewlis as Edward's Driver
  • Gary Oldman as Edward's Fireman
  • Matthew Lillard as Duck's Driver
  • Hugh Dancy as Duck's Fireman
  • Ben Stiller as Oliver's Driver
  • Tobey Maguire as Oliver's Fireman

There are some cameo appearances in the film like:

  • Alexander Gould as Newspaper Delivery Boy
  • John Bellis as Shining Time Firefighter
  • Robert Zemeckis as Himself (He appears in a mid-credits scene along with Britt Allcroft to tell the audience that he and Britt hoped the audience enjoyed the movie)
  • Britt Allcroft as Herself (She appears in a mid-credits scene along with Robert Zemeckis to tell the audience that she and Zemeckis hoped the audience enjoyed the movie)
  • Doug Walker as Himself (He makes a cameo appearance when he was late for his train)

Narrator[]

UK/US/AUS[]

  • Mark Moraghan as the narrator

Voice actors of animated characters[]

 Steam Engines[]

UK/AUS[]
  • John Hasler as Thomas, Stepney and Rheneas. The main protagonist
  • Nigel Pilkington as Percy and Murdoch
  • Anna Faris as Lady
  • Rowan Atkinson as Edward
  • Pierce Brosnan as Henry
  • Neil Crone as Gordon
  • Rob Rackstraw as James, Toby, Donald, Stanley, Bertram and Arthur
  • Nicola Stapleton as Rosie
  • Teresa Gallagher as Emily
  • Jonathan Broadbent as Bill and Ben
  • Steven Kynman as Duck and Peter Sam
  • Joe Mills as Douglas and Oliver
  • Keith Wickham as Skarloey, Sir Handel, Harvey and Bert
  • Tom Stourton as Duncan and Rex
  • Tim Whitnall as Duke and Mike
  • Rob Paulsen as Fearless Freddie
  • Matthew Lillard as Mighty
  • Breckin Meyer as Mac
  • Rufus Jones as Flying Scotsman
  • Ben Small as Wilbert
  • Tom Kenny as Fergus
  • Matt Wilkinson as Spencer
  • Stephen Mangan as Neville
  • Julie Walters as Molly
  • Eddie Redmayne as Ryan and Jock
  • Darren Boyd as Theo
  • Lucy Montgomery as Lexi
  • Hugh Bonneville as Merlin
US[]
  • Joseph May as Thomas and Stepney
  • Christopher Ragland as Percy
  • Rob Rackstraw as James, Donald, Bertram and Arthur
  • Lacey Chabert as Lady
  • Kerry Shale as Henry and Gordon
  • Nicola Stapleton as Rosie
  • Mandy Moore as Emily
  • Rowan Atkinson as Edward
  • Colm Feore as Toby
  • Jonathan Broadbent as Bill and Ben
  • Keith Wickham as Skarloey, Sir Handel, Harvey and Bert
  • John Hasler as Rheneas
  • Steven Kynman as Duck and Peter Sam
  • Joe Mills as Douglas and Oliver
  • Tom Stourton as Duncan and Rex
  • Tim Whitnall as Duke and Mike
  • Rob Paulsen as Fearless Freddie
  • Matthew Lillard as Mighty
  • Breckin Meyer as Mac
  • Rufus Jones as Flying Scotsman
  • Martin Sherman as Wilbert
  • Tom Kenny as Fergus
  • Glenn Wrage as Spencer
  • Nigel Pilkington as Murdoch
  • Stephen Mangan as Neville
  • Julie Walters as Molly
  • Eddie Redmayne as Ryan & Jock
  • Darren Boyd as Theo
  • Lucy Montgomery as Lexi
  • Hugh Bonneville as Merlin
 UK/US/AUS[]
  • Tina Desai as Ashima
  • Yvonne Grundy as Nia
  • Racheal Miller as Rebecca

Diesels[]

UK/US/AUS[]
  • Matt Wilkinson as Diesel 10 and Rusty
  • Steven Kynman as Paxton and Dart
  • Keith Wickham as Den, Salty and Norman
  • Bob Golding as Sidney
  • Neil Crone as Splatter
  • Kevin Frank as Dodge
  • Kerry Shale as Diesel and 'Arry
  • William Hope as Bert
  • Teresa Gallagher as Mavis, Pip and Emma
  • Tracy-Ann Oberman as Daisy
  • Rob Rackstraw as BoCo
  • Joseph May as Derek
  • Jim Broadbent as Dennis
  • David Menkin as Bear

Diesel 10 is the secondary antagonist who was been hired by Sir Topham Hatt but he have an aggressive behavior and he was going to destroy Lady, (Rusty, Mavis, Salty, Den, Dart, Paxton, Pip, Emma, Bear, Norman, Sidney and BoCo are friends of Thomas), he was being a bully of Thomas and his friends. Diesel, Daisy, 'Arry and Bert like to get into trouble, but they always did so, until he became one of Diesel 10's henchmen.

Others[]

UK/US/AUS[]
  • Keith Wickham as Bertie the Bus
  • Kevin Frank/Kerry Shale as Harold the Helicopter
  • Nigel Pilkington/Christopher Ragland as Trevor the Traction Engine
  • Tom Stourton as Terence the Tractor
  • Teresa Gallagher as Annie, Clarabel and Judy
  • Maggie Ollerenshaw as Henrietta
  • Joe Mills as Toad
  • Tim Whitnall as Jerome
  • David Bradley as George the Steamroller
  • Jennifer Saunders as Elizabeth the Vintage Lorry
  • Jamie Campbell Bower as Skiff the Railboat
  • Tom Hanks as Tumbleweed and Sheriff Woody
  • Matt Wilkinson/Glenn Wrage as Cranky the Crane
  • Lucy Montgomery as Carly the Big New Fancy Crane
  • Christopher Ragland, Tom Kenny, Ben Small, Nathan Lane, Jack Black, Chris Hardwick and Will Ferrell as Troublesome Trucks
  • Steven Kynman as Butch the Tow Truck
  • Tom Kenny as The Bluebird, Lily's inanimate toy bluebird who came to life as a CGI animated talking bluebird by Burnett Stone and Lily Stone using the magical gold dust on that bluebird., Dog (CatDog), SpongeBob SquarePants and the Ice King
  • Peter Andre as Ace the Rally Car.

Original Actors[]

  • Justin Long as Thomas
  • Seth Rogen as Edward
  • Louis C.K. as Henry
  • Mike Myers as Gordon
  • Patton Oswalt as James
  • Jeffrey Garcia as Percy
  • Kevin Hart as Toby
  • Kevin James as Duck

Production[]

Development[]

In 2003, 3 years after the original film became a box-office failure, Britt Allcroft, creator of Thomas & Friends, has been resigned from her original company which was now known as "Gullane Entertainment". After HiT Entertainment took control on Thomas & Friends, HiT revealed that its theatrical division would be piloted by a "Thomas" film. Originally targeted for late-2010 release, in September 2009 this was revised to "Spring 2011".

As of January 2011, the release date had been pushed back further to 2012 and the name of the production had still not been announced. The initial draft of the script was written by Josh Klausner who has also said that the film will be set around the times of World War II, Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi also helped write the script. On 8 June 2011, Deadline announced that 9 director Shane Acker will direct the live-action adaptation of Thomas the Tank Engine, with Weta Digital designing the film's visual effects.

Since then, no actual production has been announced, until Robert Zemeckis came in and remake the original "Thomas and the Magic Railroad" film, along with Britt Allcroft, to bring in new actors to play the characters from the original "Thomas and the Magic Railroad" film (except Alec Baldwin, in which he will reprise his role as Mr. Conductor), new voice actors to play the animated Thomas & Friends characters, video editing and restoration, audio mastering, mixing, recording, and editing, CGI animation for the "Island of Sodor" segments, blue-screen and green-screen effects for the "Island of Sodor" segments, new visual effects, and some brand new music, along with the original music from the original "Thomas and the Magic Railroad" film.

Casting[]

While the film is on development, Robert Zemeckis hired Alec Baldwin who previously played as Mr. Conductor in the original 2000 film, so Baldwin agreed to reprise his role.

Filming[]

It was Filmed in New Jersey in The Live Action Scenes, Because a Red Station was There that Looks like Shining Time Station https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Historic_train_station_building,_Red_Bank,_NJ.jpg

Animation[]

The Animation From "Big World Big Adventures" (2018) Was Used (Because It was Shiny and Looking Colorful), But the Movements in Most Scenes are a Little More Smoother and More Realistic.

Visual Effects[]

"Industrial Light and Magic" Made the Effects for "The Magic Railroad" (Railroad) and Magic Sparks in Every Scene that Involves Sparks.

Music[]

In June 19 2017, Randy Newman was Picked to Score this Film, But He Did not Have Time, Since He Had to Score "Toy Story 4]" (2019), So, In November 16 2017, Zemeckis's regular collaborator, Alan Silvestri Decided that He Can Score the Movie Instead of Randy Newman, Alan Silvestri Started Working on It on April 16 2018 and Will Most Likely Finish on September 18 2018. Mark Mothersbaugh also contributed music to the score, reprising Hummie Mann's theme from the first film to create a new hybrid theme

Release[]

Thomas and the Magic Railroad is set to release into theaters on February 12, 2019 in America.

Thomas and the Magic Railroad will also be releasing on DVD, Blu-ray, and Blu-ray 3D on the late 2019, Along with the 2019 film and the Shining Time Station Volumes 1, 2, and 3 on DVD and Blu-ray.

Animated shorts[]

The 2019 remake of "Thomas and the Magic Railroad" has four computer-animated shorts which was the recreation of well-known episodes from the original television series like Thomas and BertieThomas Goes FishingThomas and Gordon and Down the Mine by HiT Entertainment in theatrical releases (Possibly coming out in a 2020 film & a 2021 film) and on DVD and Blu-ray.

Marketing[]

About a few weeks later after the film's release, Bachmann Industries released a model of Shining Time Station and even the Island of Sodor along with train models of Thomas, Lady, and Diesel 10 and some human models of Burnett Stone, Lily, Mr. Conductor, and P.T. Boomer.

Home media[]

[When the film is done development]

Soundtrack[]

Thomas and the Magic Railroad/Soundtrack

Broadway musical[]

One year after the movie's release, the film will be adapted into a Broadway musical based on the movie titled Thomas and the Magic Railroad: The Musical.

Main article: Thomas and the Magic Railroad: The Musical
Thomas and The Magic Railroad (2019)/Gallery

DVD or Blu-Ray Main Menu[]

Here's is the sections from the DVD and Blu-Ray main menus.

  • Play Movie
  • Scene Selection
    1. Opening Titles/Meet Thomas
    2. Lily in the Big City
    3. Boomer's Return
    4. Diesel 10 Bothers the Steam Engines
    5. Splatter, Dodge, and the Evil Diesel Engines
    6. Mr. Conductor
    7. Lily
    8. The Legend
    9. Sir Topham Hatt's Orders
    10. Sugar in a Diesel Tank
    11. Burnett meets Boomer
    12. "I Know How the Moon Must Feel"
    13. "Where is the windmill?"
    14. George the Steamroller
    15. Calling Junior
    16. Lily Arrives at Shining Time
    17. Edward talks to George
    18. Mr. Conductor Has Another Bad Dream
    19. Boomer and Burnett at the Crossroads
    20. Sounds of Lady's Magic
    21. Toby and Mavis Betray the Mean Diesels/Delayed
    22. "Really Useful Engine"
    23. Mr. Conductor in Diesel's Clutches
    24. The Clue
    25. Traveling to the Island of Sodor
    26. Lily Meets Thomas
    27. Family Reunion
    28. Landing into Trouble
    29. Mr. Conductor and Lily
    30. The Truth About Lady
    31. Solving Some Mysteries
    32. Looking for Lily's Grandfather
    33. "It's Now or Never!"
    34. George Quits the Evil Diesel Team
    35. Oliver talks to BoCo at the Docks
    36. Green for Glory
    37. The Train Chase to the Viaduct
    38. "Gold Dust!!!"
    39. 20 Years into the Future
    40. CGI Bluebird talks at the Audience
    41. Curtain Call
    42. Closing Credits
  • Set Up
    • Language
      • English
      • Filipino (Thomas at ang Mahiwagang Riles)
      • French (Thomas et le Magie Ferroviaire)
      • Spanish (Thomas y el Ferrocarril Mágico)
      • Portuguese (Thomas e a Ferrovia Mágica)
      • German (Thomas die kleine Lokomotive: Die Magische Eisenbahn; title translated in English as Thomas the Tank Engine: The Magic Railroad)
      • Hungarian (Thomas és a Mágikus Vasút)
      • Danish (Thomas og det Magic Railroad)
      • Norwegian (Thomas og den Magiske Jernbanen)
      • Swedish (Thomas och den Magiska Järnvägen)
      • Italian (Thomas e Magica Ferrovia)
      • Polish (Thomas i Magiczna Kolejowy)
      • Japanese (きかんしゃトーマス魔法の線路)
      • Korean (토마스와 마법의 철도)
      • Greek (Θωμάς και το Μαγεία Σιδηροδρομικές)
      • Thai (โทมัสและเวทมนตร์ของทางรถไฟ)
    • Subtitles
      • English
      • Filipino
      • French
      • Spanish
      • Portuguese
      • German
      • Hungarian
      • Danish
      • Norwegian
      • Swedish
      • Italian
      • Polish
      • Japanese
      • Korean
      • Greek
      • Thai
      • Maori
    • Commentaries with Britt Allcroft and Robert Zemeckis (with or without subtitles)
  • Special Features
    • Bonus Episodes
    • Stephen Mulhern reacts to the 2000 version of Thomas and the Magic Railroad
    • The History of Thomas the Tank Engine
    • History of Thomas & Friends
    • Making of Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000)
      • Casting
      • Development
      • Setting
      • The P.T. Boomer scenes, featuring Lennox family and Nicolas Cage.
      • Release
    • Deleted scenes
    • Outtakes
    • Games
    • Artwork design
    • Henry's Forest, Paint Pots and Queens, Thomas and the Special Letter, Thomas and BertieThomas Goes FishingThomas and GordonDown the Mine and Buzz, Buzz computer-animated remake short films
    • Trailers
      • Teaser trailer
      • 1
      • 2
      • 3
      • Theatrical trailer
      • Previews
      • Stuart Little trailer
      • The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland trailer
      • Muppets from Space trailer
      • Bear in the Big Blue House trailer
      • The Worst Witch trailer
      • The Muppet Show trailer
      • Madeline trailer
      • Annie trailer
      • Oliver trailer
      • Matilda trailer

Reception[]

Box office[]

[When the film is done development]

Critical response[]

[When the film is done development]

Sequels[]

Before the release of the film, Robert Zemeckis & Britt Allcroft are thinking about turning the whole film into an all-new theatrical Thomas & Friends movie franchise that was also related to the original Thomas & Friends franchise. This franchise was known as Thomas & Friends Cinematic Universe. Since the franchise was born, Britt Allcroft was developing a sequel to the 2019 TATMR reboot, which was based on "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens and the Veggietales video "An Easter Carol" from Big Idea Entertainment. Although the sequel doesn't have the official title yet, Allcroft named the Thomas & Friends sequel "A Sodor Easter Carol".

The film Might be released on Easter 2022, with the script being written by Keith Lango, Tim Hodge, and Britt Allcroft, who will also return as director and producer. Robert Zemeckis, who might have been interested in holidays since he previously worked on The Polar Express in 2004, will return as director of the sequel, Or it Might be a Different Sequel about Something Different.

Trivia[]

  • This marks Lady's first appearance and first speaking role since Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000)
  • This is the first time that Ashima has been a helping character in a movie as she assists Thomas when taking Lily to Muffle Mountain. It is also the first time since the episode, A Tank Engine's New Sheds where both of them act as friends until Lily tells Burnett Jr. about them falling in love, which correlates to the episode, A Tank Engine's Love.
  • Daniel Radcliffe voices the role of Thomas in the UK instead of John Hasler respectively.
  • Matt Wilkinson, Tina Desai, & Yvonne Grundy Reprise their roles in the UK and US dubs as Diesel 10, Ashima, & Nia respectively.
  • Stock audio from Neil Crone in the 2000 movie is used along with some new lines that weren't heard in the 2000 movie.
  • The first and only special where Ant and Dec are seen in live action. For the rest of the series, they are seen in CGI.
  • In the scene when Thomas is pulling Annie and Clarabel, there are three tracks meaning that Ashima and Nia can be on the second track and Oliver can be on the first track. Whereas in the 2000 movie, there were two tracks.

Gallery[]

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