Pictures in association with Paramount Pictures in US prints and along with Sony Pictures Entertainment (who originally known as Destination Films also created the 2000 film) in US and international prints. It was produced by ImageMovers, Legendary Pictures, and HiT Entertainment, presented in association with the Isle of Man Film Commission, and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures and Warner Bros. Boomer, Tasha and even George from the film and not been edited from before along with the help of Robert Zemeckis and Steven Spielberg. 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, PT Boomer, when it released on 2000, which in the 2020 version, it has Ashima, who is one of the international engines, Nia, Ace and Rebecca, and all the characters like P.T.
Awdry, on the television series of the character from the same name and Shining Time Station by Britt Allcroft. Schulz, Steven Spielberg, Robert Zemeckis and Britt Allcroft "Aardman" directed by Nick Park "Blue Sky" directed by Chris Wedge "Pixar" directed by Joe Ranft Live-action directors Jon Vavreau, Ridley Scott and Joe Johnston Co-directors John Pomroy, Brad Bird and Peter Jackson "Blue Sky" Co-directed by Carlos Saldanha "Pixar" Co-directed by Lee Unkrich "Aardman" Co-directed by based on three titled The Railway Series by Rev. Running time: 85 minutes.Thomas and the Magic Railroad (also known as Thomas the Tank Engine: The Magic Railroad in the United Kingdom and Germany) is a 2020 American 3D live-action/CGI animated family comedy adventure fantasy film directed by Fred Rogers, Charles M. "Thomas and the Magic Railroad" is rated G, though it does feature scenes of mild violence and menace. This should be the main story line, but what dominates the film is a much-less-interesting subplot about Burnett Stone (a surprisingly lethargic Peter Fonda), the lost train's owner, and his granddaughter (Mara Wilson).Īlso, first-time filmmaker Britt Allcroft (a producer and director of the television series) is unable to bring much energy to the proceedings, and, aside from the downright hammy Baldwin, none of the cast members seems to be having that much fun.Īdd to that the fact that the plot's pretty confusing, even for adults, and you've got a relatively brief film that seems much longer than it actually is.īut again, there are worse and much more inappropriate kids' films out there. 10, who wants to eliminate the steam engines once and for all. However, they do have one big obstacle - the evil Diesel No. So it's up to Thomas (voiced by John Bellis) and the others to find the lost engine before it's too late. And the only thing that can restore both is a magical steam-train engine that's been missing for years.
To be more specific, his supply of magical Gold Dust is dwindling, as is the life energy on the Island of Sodor. It seems he's lost his "sparkle," the magical ability to travel between the Island of Sodor, the tiny toy world inhabited by Thomas and the other trains, and the scenic town of Shining Time, which he calls home. Conductor (Alec Baldwin, replacing Ringo Starr), the diminutive train engineer who takes care of Thomas and his fellow steam engines. And for a significant chunk of time, it seems to forget who the real star is and instead concentrates on the considerably less appealing human characters. In fact, the big-screen "Thomas" doesn't even come close to being as charming as its sources (the television series and British author Wilbert Awdry's beloved tales). Not only has the television series "Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends" lost much of its audience (and been replaced by "Teletubbies," among other shows), but this children's fantasy-adventure has too much strong box-office competition, including the new "Pokmon" film and "Chicken Run."Īnd while it's certainly more acceptable fare for kids than the former (it's considerably sweeter and decidedly less violent), it's not nearly as clever and imaginative as the latter. Unfortunately for the makers of "Thomas and the Magic Railroad," that time is not now.
There was a time when the idea of a Thomas the Tank Engine movie would have been a good one.