Thomas and the Magic Railroad

Thomas and the Magic Railroad is a 2000 British-American live-action/animated fantasy adventure movie based on Thomas the Tank Engine and Shining Time Station. The Fat Controller is on holiday while Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends were working hard .

Cast

Peter Fonda as Mr. Stone
Alec Baldwin as Mr. Conductor
Mara Wilson as Lily Stone
Edward Glen as the voice of Thomas the Tank Engine

Production

By 2020, a workprint of the movie has been released including narration done by Mara Wilson instead of Alec Baldwin.

Reception

The movie got mixed to negative reviews, including from British reviewers.

Cancelled sequel and live-action adaptation

On July 1, 2000, it was reported that Destination Films began working on a sequel, but it was cancelled.^[1]

In 2009, HiT announced a live-action film of Thomas & Friends called The Adventures of Thomas. It was going to be released in late 2010 release,^[2] but this was changed to Spring 2011.^[3] In January 2011, the release date had been changed to 2012. In 2012 HiT was bought by Mattel and in 2012 they cancelled the project.

Fan film

The Magic Railroad Parody (2020)

References

↑ "All Aboard: A Caboose-Full of Partners Hypes Thomas the Tank Engine's film debut". chiefmarketer.com. July 1, 2000. Archived from the original on July 22, 2018. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
↑ Hayes, Dade (March 3, 2009). "Hit Entertainment gets into movie biz". Variety. Archived from the original on March 19, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
↑ "Hit Entertainment's Hit Movies Division Begins Development Of First Feature Film Based on the Adventures of Thomas and Friends". HIT Entertainment. September 30, 2009. Archived from the original on July 12, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2010.

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[1] "All Aboard: A Caboose-Full of Partners Hypes Thomas the Tank Engine's film debut". chiefmarketer.com. July 1, 2000. Archived from the original on July 22, 2018. Retrieved July 21, 2018.

[hitfilmdiv-2] Hayes, Dade (March 3, 2009). "Hit Entertainment gets into movie biz". Variety. Archived from the original on March 19, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2020.

[hitfilmdiv2-3] "Hit Entertainment's Hit Movies Division Begins Development Of First Feature Film Based on the Adventures of Thomas and Friends". HIT Entertainment. September 30, 2009. Archived from the original on July 12, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2010.

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