Thomas and Friends is a childrens show from the 1980s based on “The Railway Series” by the Awdry family, The show focuses on Thomas, a cheeky blue tank engine and his many friends on the island of Sodor. The show has been adored by kids and adults around the world. In 2010 Hit Entertainment announced there would be a film adaption set in WWII but however barely anything has resurfaced about it.
Production
On Hit Entertainment‘s website it was revealed that a Film of Thomas the Tank Engine was in production.
This would of Mark the second time Thomas would be on the big screen the first time being Thomas and the Magic Railroad which was a box office bomb.
The film was directed by Shane Acker (who directed the movie 9) and was going to be produced by Julia Pistor (who worked on The Spongebob Squarepants Movie) and was going to be written by Will McRobb (The creator of KaBlam!) Josh Klausner (who written Shrek the Third)
and Chris Viscardi (who also created KaBlam!)
The film was going to be released in 2010 but pushed to 2011 then to 2012 and Finally the film was pushed to 2014, But now its 2020 6 years from 2014. It’s highly likely the film didn’t that get far into production and was cancelled early on.
The only things that have resurfaced is a promo and the film‘s logo
Trivia
- According to the Sodor Island Fansite (SIF) the script for the film was finished in 2010
- There was also a teaser trailer however that become lost too
Story
The film would of taken place in London during the Second World War and would of focused on a pre teen boy who has been drifted away from his father. The boy is told about Sodor where they reunite.
The film would also have a Steam and Diesel confrontation.
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