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Thomas and the Magic Railroad is a 2009 British-American 3D live action/CGI animated and computer-animated adventure family fantasy comedy film written, produced and directed by Britt Allcroft. The film is based on the British children's book series The Railway Series by The Rev. W. Awdry, its televised adaptation Thomas & Friends, and the American television series Shining Time Station by Britt Allcroft and Rick Siggelkow.[3] The film introduces full CGI animation replacing live action models, and the addition of a voice cast for the characters alongside the narration to the TV series. co-produced by Gullane Pictures and the Isle of Man Film Commission, produced by DreamWorks Animation, Nickelodeon Movies, HiT Entertainment and Nitrogen Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was DreamWorks Animation's first feature film to be directly produced in a stereoscopic 3-D format instead of being converted into 3-D after completion, which added $15 million to the film's budget.[4] The film was directed by Britt Allcroft. and stars Peter Fonda, Mara Wilson, Alec Baldwin as Mr. Conductor, Didi Conn, Russell Means, Cody McMains, Michael E. Rodgers with features the voices of Britt Allcroft, Kevin Frank, Matt Wilkinson and Ben Small and Martin Sherman as Thomas the Tank Engine for the UK and US respectively.[5] This was also the first feature-length Thomas and Friends special made since 2007.

Thomas and the Magic Railroad premiered on March 10, 2009 in Edinburgh, Scotland, before it was theatrically released in the United Kingdom on March 15, 2009. It was later released in the United States on March 27, 2009, grossing over $381 million worldwide on a $175 million budget.[6] Although not successful enough to be followed by a sequel,[7] the film started a franchise consisting of a two short film, James and the Dragon and Edward's Big Break.

The film tells the story of Lily Stone (Wilson), the granddaughter of the caretaker (Fonda) of an enchanted steam engine who is lacking an appropriate supply of coal, and Mr. Conductor (Baldwin) of Shining Time Station, whose provisions of magical gold dust are at a critical low. To ameliorate these problems, Lily and Mr. Conductor enlist the help of Thomas (Glen), who confronts the ruthless Diesel 10 (Crone) along the way.

Plans for a theatrical Thomas film originally began with Paramount Pictures, with production set to begin in 2005 and a release date planned sometime for 2006. However, the project was soon shelved after then-vice chairman Barry London left Paramount, who had originally brought up the project to Britt Allcroft. Shortly after London joined Destination Films and became vice-chairman in 2007, interest in the film was renewed and Destination Films began funding the project.[8] Filming took place at the Strasburg Rail Road in Strasburg, Pennsylvania (US), as well as in Toronto, Ontario (Canada) and on the Isle of Man (UK) between August and October 2008. The film premiered at the Odeon Leicester Square on March 10, 2009 and was released in the United Kingdom and the United States on March 15 and March 27 respectively.

When Thomas and the Magic Railroad was first released in the UK where critics were unfamiliar with the characters from Shining Time Station, the film was accused of "Americanizing" Thomas.[9] Critical reception in the US was almost equally negative, in stark contrast to the praise given to the original Shining Time Station, which was an award-winning show.[10][11][12] General criticism of the film has been directed towards its plot, characterization, acting, special effects, and lack of fidelity to the source material.

The film was also a box office failure, which led Allcroft to resign from her company, Gullane Entertainment (originally The Britt Allcroft Company) in September 2000.[13] Two years later, Gullane was acquired by HiT Entertainment.[14]

Plot[]

Sir Topham Hatt has left the Island of Sodor on holiday, leaving Mr. Conductor in charge of taking care of the engines. Meanwhile, in his hometown of Shining Time, Mr. Conductor is suffering a crisis; his supply of magic gold dust is alarmingly low and not enough to allow him to travel back from Sodor. Later that day, at Tidmouth Sheds, Diesel 10, an evil Diesel engine from Sodor's past, arrives and announces his plan to rid Sodor of all of its steam engines by finding and destroying a lost engine; Thomas leaves to get Mr. Conductor. The lost engine, named Lady, is hidden in a workshop on Muffle Mountain, just outside Shining Time, as done by Burnett Stone after Diesel 10's previous attempt to destroy her. Despite having rebuilt Lady, Burnett is unable to make her steam despite the fact that he has tried all of the different types of coal in Indian Valley. At night, Diesel 10 attacks the shed where the steam engines are sleeping, but after Mr. Conductor's gold dust fails him, Mr. Conductor scares Diesel 10 away by threatening him with sugar.

Burnett's granddaughter, Lily Stone, is being sent from her hometown to visit her grandfather. She meets Mutt, Billy Twofeathers' dog, while at the railway station, and he intentionally puts her on the Rainbow Sun instead of the right train. On arriving at Shining Time, she meets Mr. Conductor's cousin Junior and Stacy Jones before she is taken to Burnett's house. While talking at Knapford, Percy and Thomas conclude there is a secret railway between Sodor and Shining Time. Overhearing them, Diesel 10 goes to the Ironworks to tell Splatter and Dodge of his plans to destroy the lost engine and the other steam engines. Observing this, Toby expertly distracts Diesel 10 by ringing his bell loudly, causing Diesel 10 to knock one of the supports out from the shed that he, Splatter and Dodge are in with his claw, which collapses the roof on top of them, pinning them under. The next morning, Thomas collects six special coal trucks to help Henry's cold, but one of them accidentally rolls through the buffers that lead to the secret railway. Later that day, Mr. Conductor is ambushed by Diesel 10, who scoops him up with his claw and threatens to drop Mr. Conductor off a crumbling viaduct unless he divulges the location of the buffers. Before Diesel 10 can drop him, Mr. Conductor cuts one of his claw's fuel hoses with a pair of snips, causing Diesel 10 to throw him far away. Mr. Conductor lands at the windmill, which he has been trying to reach, where he finds the clue to the source of the gold dust.

Meanwhile, Lily meets Patch, who takes her on a horse ride to Shining Time, where she meets Junior again. Junior takes her through the Magic Railroad to Sodor, where they meet Thomas. Thomas is not happy to see Junior, but agrees to help him and Lily and takes the two of them to the Sodor Grain Windmill, where they find Mr. Conductor. Junior climbs onto one of the windmill sails and ends up being thrown onto Diesel 10's roof. Later that night, Percy finds that Splatter and Dodge have located the Sodor entrance to the Magic Railroad and goes to warn Thomas. Thomas agrees to take Lily back home and sets off. While traveling through the Magic Railroad, Thomas discovers the missing coal truck, which he collects and arrives at Muffle Mountain. Lily goes to find Burnett, leaving Thomas stranded on the mountain, but as the wind picks up, Thomas rolls down the mountain and re-enters the Magic Railroad through another secret portal.

Lily finds Burnett in his workshop where he shows her Lady and explains his problem in getting her to steam. Lily suggests using a special type of coal from Sodor, and when Patch goes back to retrieve the truck, Burnett uses the coal to fire Lady up. Now able to steam, Lady takes Burnett, Lily, Patch and Mutt along the Magic Railroad, regenerating both Lady and the railroad in the process. Thomas then arrives and the two engines return to Sodor, where they meet Mr. Conductor and Junior. Diesel 10 arrives with Splatter and Dodge, who abruptly decide to stop helping him. Thomas and Lady, driven by Burnett, flee from Diesel 10, who chases them towards the viaduct. Thomas and Lady both make it safely across, but the viaduct collapses under Diesel 10's weight, and he falls and lands into a barge filled with sludge.

That evening, Thomas, Lady and Burnett return to the grotto; Lily combines water from a wishing well and shavings from the Magic Railroad to make more gold dust. Junior decides to go to work on Sodor and Mr. Conductor gives him his own cap before sending him to another railway, before leaving himself to welcome Sir Topham Hatt home. Lily, Burnett, Patch and Mutt return to Shining Time, and Lady returns to the Magic Railroad while Thomas travels home into the sunset.

Cast[]

Live-action characters[]

  • Alec Baldwin as Mr. Conductor, a tiny man who lives in a signal house inside the mural at Shining Time.
  • Peter Fonda as Burnett Stone, Lily's grandfather and Lady's driver.
    • Jared Wall as young Burnett
    • Owen Vaccaro as younger Burnett
  • Mara Wilson as Lily Stone, Burnett's granddaughter.
  • Michael E. Rodgers as Junior, Mr. Conductor's lazy cousin.
  • Cody McMains as Patch
    • Robert Tinkler as older Patch (scenes deleted)
  • Didi Conn as Stacy Jones, Matt and Dan's aunt, and the manager of Shining Time.
  • Russell Means as Billy Twofeathers: William's grandson, Kit's uncle and Tucker's cousin. He was previously played by Tom Jackson on Shining Time Station.
  • Lori Hallier as Mrs. Stone, Lily's mother and Mr. Stone's wife.
  • Will Ferrell as Mr. Stone, Lily's father and Mrs. Stone's husband.
  • Laura Bower as Tasha Stone, Burnett's late wife and Lily's deceased grandmother.
    • Scarlet Estevez as young Tasha
  • Doug Lennox as P.T. Boomer, Burnett's rival and an emotionally muddy biker man.
  • Amy Poehler as Herself

Animated characters[]

  • Martin Sherman (US) and Ben Small (UK) as:
    • Thomas, a friendly, blue tank engine who runs his own branch line.
    • Percy, a green saddle tank engine who takes the mail and is Thomas's best friend.
  • William Hope (US) and Keith Wickham (UK) as Edward, a blue mixed-traffic tender engine.
  • Kerry Shale (US) and Keith Wickham (UK) as:
    • Henry, a big green mixed-traffic tender engine.
    • Gordon, a big blue tender engine who pulls the mainline express and is the Flying Scotsman's brother.
    • Harold, a white rescue helicopter who flies around Sodor.
  • Robin Williams (UK/US) as James, a boastful red splendid mixed-traffic tender engine.
  • William Hope (US) and Ben Small (UK) as Toby, a brown tram engine who sometimes takes Henrietta.
  • Teresa Gallagher (UK/US) as Annie and Clarabel, Thomas's branch line coaches.
  • Steven Kynman (UK/US) as Duck, a green pannier tank engine who holds great pride in being Great Western.
  • Joe Mills (UK/US) as:
    • Donald and Douglas, twin black mixed-traffic tender engines from Scotland. They tend to work together on the railway, although they can be argumentative.
    • Oliver, a green tank engine from the Great Western Railway and the number 11 engine on the North Western Railway, and works with Duck on his branch line. He has a brake van companion named Toad.
  • Michael Brandon (US) and Kerry Shale (UK) as Diesel, a sinister diesel engine who has an oily, devious, scheming and malicious nature and holds a grudge against the steam engines.
  • Jules de Jongh (US) and Teresa Gallagher (UK) as:
    • Emily, a Stirling Single tender engine who has a big heart and acts as a sisterly figure to the other engines despite being fussy and impulsive at times.
    • Rosie, a lively little tank engine who idolizes Thomas, which sometimes bothers him.
  • Seth Rogen (UK/US) as Hank, an American tender engine.
  • Keith Wickham (UK/US) as:
    • Bertie, a small red bus who likes to race with Thomas.
    • Sir Topham Hatt, the manager of the North Western Railway and a father figure to his engines.
  • Ben Small (UK/US) as the Troublesome Trucks.
  • Idina Menzel (US) and Daisy Ridley (UK) as Lady, a beautiful lost magical tank engine owned by Burnett Stone who runs the Magic Railroad.
  • Matt Wilkinson (UK/US) as Diesel 10, an evil diesel locomotive with a hydraulic claw who hates steam engines and wants to destroy them.
  • Christopher Ragland and Mike Myers (UK/US) as Splatter and Dodge, two twin diesel engines. Splatter is a bumbling purple and grey diesel while Dodge is a bumbling olive and grey diesel.
  • Neil Crone (UK/US) as A tumbleweed with a western accent.

Production[]

Development[]

In the early 1990s, the character of Thomas the Tank Engine – adapted from the Rev. W. Awdry's Railway Series into the TV series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, created by Britt Allcroft – was at the height of his popularity following three successful series. At the same time, Shining Time Station – an American series that combined episodes from the previous series with original live-action characters and scenarios, also created by Allcroft along with Rick Siggelkow – was made, and also successful. As early as 1994, prior to the launch of Thomas's fourth series, Britt Allcroft had plans to make a feature film based on both of these series, and would make use of the model trains from Thomas and the live-action aesthetic of Shining Time Station.[8]

In February 1996, Britt Allcroft was approached by Barry London, then vice-chairman of Paramount Pictures, with an idea for the Thomas film. Britt signed a contract to write the script for the film with the working title Thomas and the Magic Railroad. London's interest is thought to have stemmed from his three-year-old daughter, who was enthralled by Thomas. According to a press release, filming was to take place at Shepperton Studios, in the United Kingdom and the United States, with the theatrical release date set for 1997. However, later that year, after London left the company, Paramount shelved the plans for the film. This left Allcroft to seek other sources of funding. Discussions with PolyGram about the film were held, but not for long, because of the company being in the middle of a corporate restructuring and sale.[8]

In the Summer of 1998, during Series 5 of Thomas's production, Allcroft saw an Isle of Man Film Commission advert. They were offering tax incentives to companies wanting to film on the Island. Allcroft visited, and felt that the location was perfect. During that year, Barry London became Chairman of the newly founded Destination Films (owned by Sony Pictures). He renewed his interest in the project, and Destination Films became the main financial backer and studio for the film.[8]

Filming[]

Principal photography began on August 2, 1999, and wrapped on October 15, 1999.[15] The movie was filmed at the Strasburg Rail Road in Strasburg, Pennsylvania (United States), as well as in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and on the Isle of Man. Castletown railway station on the Isle of Man Railway formed part of Shining Time Station and the goods shed at Port St Mary railway station became Burnett Stone's workshop. Running shots of the "Indian Valley" train were filmed at the Strasburg Rail Road location. The large passenger station where Lily boards the train is the Harrisburg Transportation Center. Norfolk & Western 4-8-0 475 was repainted as the Indian Valley locomotive. Sodor was realised using models and chroma key. The models were animated using live action remote control, as on the television series. The model sequences were filmed in Toronto instead of Shepperton Studios, the "home" of the original TV show; however, several of the show's key staff were flown over to participate. The Magic Railway was created using models, CGI, and water-coloured matte paintings.

Original version[]

In a 2007 interview, director Britt Allcroft revealed that the theatrical release was drastically changed from what it was originally going to be the way she had written it, with original antagonist P.T. Boomer (played by Doug Lennox) being removed from the film because audiences at the Los Angeles preview screenings considered the character too scary for young children.[16]

Lily Stone (played by Mara Wilson) was intended to be the narrator of the story.[17] Before filming, Thomas's voice was provided by John Bellis, a fireman and part-time taxi driver who worked on the film as the Isle of Man transportation co-ordinator and facilities manager. Bellis received the role when he happened to pick up Britt Allcroft and her crew from the airport. According to Allcroft, after hearing him speak for the first time, she told her colleagues, "I have just heard the voice of Thomas. That man is exactly how Thomas would sound!" Bellis accepted the role.[18] However, after audiences did not react positively to his voice for Thomas, Bellis was replaced by Edward Glen. Bellis did receive a credit for his work on the Isle of Man, and his voice can still be heard extensively in one or two of the trailers. Bellis said he was "gutted", but wished the film-makers well. "It was supposed to be my big break, but it hasn't put me off and I am hoping something else will come along." Ewan McGregor and Bob Hoskins had also auditioned for the role of Thomas.[19] Michael Angelis, who at the time was the UK narrator for the Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends television series, was originally cast as the voices of both James and Percy, but the audiences considered his voice too old for the characters, who were subsequently recast with Susan Roman and Linda Ballantyne respectively. Keith Scott originally voiced Diesel 10, but believes he was replaced because his portrayal was too scary for young children.[16]

Since then, many fans have been campaigning using online petitions targeting for an official release of the original version to the public.

Music and soundtrack[]

Thomas and the Magic Railroad is a soundtrack released on both CD and cassette on August 1, 2000. It features twelve music tracks from the feature film composed by Hummie Mann.

Track listing
No. TitleArtist Length
1. "He's a Really Useful Engine"  Steven Page 1:32
2. "Shining Time"  Neil Donell 3:18
3. "Shining Time (Reprise)"  Maren Ord 3:18
4. "I Know How The Moon Must Feel"  Dayna Manning 3:22
5. "Some Things Never Leave You"  Joe Henry 2:57
6. "Summer Sunday"  
  • Dominic Gibbeson
  • Dominic Goundar
  • Rob Jenkins
  • Gerard McLachlan
  • Ben Wright
 2:59
7. "The Locomotion"  Atomic Kitten 3:54
8. "Main Title"    3:32
9. "Lily Travels to the Island of Sodor"    4:33
10. "Burnett and Lady/Diesel 10 and Splodge"    3:28
11. "Diesel 10 Threatens Mr. C/Lily & Patch"    4:25
12. "Through the Magic Buffers"    6:36
13. "The Chase, the Clue and the Happy Ending"    7:43

Release[]

Thomas and the Magic Railroad was released theatrically on July 14, 2000 in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and July 26, 2000 in the United States and Canada. The film was also released in Australia on December 14, 2000, and in New Zealand on April 7, 2001. The film premiered at the Odeon Leicester Square; for the purpose, a steam locomotive, no. 47298 painted to resemble Thomas, was brought to the cinema by low loader on July 9, 2000. National press coverage was low, as many journalists were concentrating on the launch of the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire book, for which a special train called "Hogwarts Express" would run on July 8–11.[20][21][22]

Home media[]

Thomas and the Magic Railroad was released onto VHS and DVD on October 19, 2000 in the United Kingdom by Warner Home Video, and in the United States on October 31, 2000 by Columbia TriStar Home Video.[nb 1] In 2007, the film was released as part of a double feature with The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland.[24] It was also released as part of a triple feature with The Adventures of Milo and Otis and The Bear.[25]

Reception[]

Critical response[]

Thomas and the Magic Railroad has an approval rating of 21% on Rotten Tomatoes based on reviews from 68 critics, with an average rating of 3.97/10. The site's critical consensus stated: "Kids these days demand cutting edge special effects or at least a clever plot with cute characters. This movie has neither, having lost in its Americanization what the British original did so right."[26] Metacritic gives the film a score of 19 out of 100, based on reviews from 23 critics, indicating "overwhelming dislike".[27]

Nell Minow of Common Sense Media gave the film three out of five stars and writing that it "will please [Thomas fans]" but that the plot "might confuse kids".[28] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film one star out of four, and wrote "(the fact) That Thomas and the Magic Railroad made it into theaters at all is something of a mystery. This is a production with 'straight to video' written all over it. Kids who like the Thomas books might kinda like it. Especially younger kids. Real younger kids. Otherwise, no." While he admired the models and art direction, he criticized how the engines's mouths did not move when they spoke, the overly depressed performance of Peter Fonda, as well as the overall lack of consistency in the plot.[29]

William Thomas of Empire was critical of the films special effects, stating, "But, believe it or not, the true villains of the piece are, in fact, the 'special' effects. Quite how – in today's era of slo-mo and seamless digital wizardry – such a shoddy result can have been achieved is anyone's guess. With clunky bluescreen, spot-a-mile-off matte work and an absolute lack of synergy between real-life and animated action, it all conspires to provide an appropriately amateur sheen."[30]

Plugged In stated, "While the animation maintains its simple appearance, the plot is anything but simple. And that's not good news for the many tots who make up the majority of Thomas' audience. Switching back and forth between Shining Time and Sodor, interweaving two relatively complex story lines, may confuse more than it challenges. Parents may well find that their children are squirming in their seats long before Thomas rides his magic rails into the sunset. That said, and the magic notwithstanding, tikes who do manage to grasp the complex story lines, and can sit still for an hour and a half, will learn good lessons about friendship, courage, hard work and being kind."[31]

Box office[]

The film grossed $19.7 million worldwide.[2] During its second weekend of screening in Britain, it took in £170,000.[32]

In other media[]

Video game[]

A video game based on the film, titled Thomas and the Magic Railroad: Print Studio, was released in the United Kingdom. It was published by Hasbro Interactive and released for PC on August 25, 2000.

Future[]

Cancelled sequel and spin-off film[]

On July 1, 2000, it was reported that Destination Films began development on a sequel, but was quietly cancelled.[33]

Calling All Engines!, a 2005 direct-to-video special and a spin off of the TV series, was produced by HIT Entertainment and released in 2005.

Possible reboot[]

HiT said that its theatrical division would be piloted by a Thomas film. Originally targeted for a late 2010 release,[34] in September 2009 this was revised to Spring 2011.[35] As of January 2011, the release date had been pushed back further, to 2012. The initial draft of the script was written by Josh Klausner, who has also said that the film would be set around the times of World War II; Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi also helped write the script.[36] On June 8, 2011, Deadline announced that 9 director Shane Acker would direct the live-action adaptation of The Adventures of Thomas, with Weta Digital designing the film's visual effects.[37]

Trivia[]

  • This is the first live-action/animated hybrid for DreamWorks.

References[]

Notes[]

  1. ↑ Renamed Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment in April 2001, then Sony Pictures Home Entertainment between November 2004[23] and March 2005.

Citations[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2009)". British Film Institute. http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b831a2837. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000)". Box Office Mojo. August 28, 2002. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=thomasandthemagicrailroad.htm. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  3. ↑ Miloudi, Sarah. "Thomas Steams into Computer Age; Engine Is Given a Voice in Remodelling", 24 September 2009. Retrieved on 1 May 2014. 
  4. ↑ Wloszczyna, Thomas the Tank Engine steams into computer age. "First look: Thomas and the Magic Railroad is the ultimate; a 3-D 'first'", USA Today, March 11, 2008. Retrieved on May 16, 2008. 
  5. ↑ "HIT Entertainment and Callaway Digital Arts Launch Angelina's New Ballet Teacher App.", 15 June 2011. Retrieved on 1 May 2014. 
  6. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Box office
  7. ↑ Lieberman, David (April 26, 2011). "DreamWorks Animation Pins Hopes On ‘Kung Fu Panda 2′ After 1Q Earnings Fall Short". http://www.deadline.com/2011/04/dreamworks-pins-hopes-on-kung-fu-panda-2-after-first-quarter-earnings-fall-short/. "Don’t look for DreamWorks Animation to produce additional movie genre parodies similar to its send up of mob films in Shark Tale, monster movies in Monsters vs. Aliens, and superhero films in Megamind. "All shared an approach and tone and idea of parody, and did not travel well internationally," CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg told analysts in a conference call after earnings were announced. "We don’t have anything like that coming on our schedule now.""
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "SiF: About the Magic Railroad". http://www.sodor-island.net/themagicrailroadminisite/aboutthemagicrailroad.html. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  9. ↑ Elley, Derek. "Thomas and the Magic Railroad", Variety, July 15, 2008. 
  10. ↑ "Shining Time Station (1989–1993) : Awards". https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098910/awards. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Thomas And The Magic Railroad", Daily Mail. 
  12. ↑ Michael Thomson (July 13, 2008). "Films - review - Thomas and the Magic Railroad". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2008/07/13/thomas_magic_railroad_review.shtml. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Britt Allcroft quits as Thomas flops". The Guardian. September 8, 2000. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2000/sep/08/2. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Gullane succumbs to HIT's advances". The Guardian. July 5, 2002. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2002/jul/05/citynews.broadcasting. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  15. ↑ https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-1999-08-30-3261686-story,amp.html
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Magic Railroad – Revealed". http://www.sodor-island.net/themagicrailroadminisite/mrrevealed.html. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Interview: Britt Allcroft - Producer". May 19, 1999. http://www.sodor-island.net/themagicrailroadminisite/brittallcroftmagicrailroad.html. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Thomas finds his voice", BBC News, July 16, 1998. 
  19. ↑ "Hollywood vetoes Liverpool accent as voice of Thomas the Tank Engine". April 29, 2000. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/hollywood-vetoes-liverpool-accent-as-voice-of-thomas-the-tank-engine-loses-his-liverpool-voice-282054.html. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  20. ↑ Pigott, Nick, ed. (July 2000). "Headline News: Red livery for Taw Valley?". The Railway Magazine (London: IPC Magazines) 146 (1191): 17.
  21. ↑ Pigott, Nick, ed. (August 2000). "Headline News: Taw valley set for four-day tour in EWS red". The Railway Magazine (London: IPC Magazines) 146 (1192): p. 5, photo; p. 4.
  22. ↑ Pigott, Nick, ed. (September 2000). "Headline News: 'Hogwarts Express' shunts 'Thomas' into a siding". The Railway Magazine (London: IPC Magazines) 146 (1193): 15.
  23. ↑ "Sony Pictures Renames Columbia TriStar". Billboard. November 19, 2004. http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1424674/sony-pictures-renames-columbia-tristar. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  24. ↑ https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Grouchland-Thomas-Magic-Railroad/dp/B001RE8KIM/ref=tmm_dvd_title_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
  25. ↑ https://www.amazon.com/Family-Favorites-Movie-Collection-Adventures/dp/B009Z29RC6
  26. ↑ "Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000)". Rotten Tomatoes. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/thomas_and_the_magic_railroad/. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  27. ↑ "Thomas and the Magic Railroad". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/movie/thomas-and-the-magic-railroad. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  28. ↑ "Thomas and the Magic Railroad Movie Review". http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/thomas-and-magic-railroad. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  29. ↑ "Thomas And The Magic Railroad", Chicago Sun-Times, July 26, 2000. 
  30. ↑ Thomas, William (January 1, 2000). "Thomas And The Magic Railroad" (in en). https://www.empireonline.com/movies/thomas-magic-railroad/review/.
  31. ↑ "Thomas and the Magic Railroad | Movie Review" (in en). https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/thomasandthemagicrailroad/.
  32. ↑ Guardian Wednesday, July 26, 2000 P22, In house stocks, Go off Menu
  33. ↑ "All Aboard: A Caboose-Full of Partners Hypes Thomas the Tank Engine's film debut". chiefmarketer.com. July 1, 2000. http://www.chiefmarketer.com/all-aboard-a-caboose-ful-of-partners-hypes-thomas-the-tank-engines-film-debut/.
  34. ↑ Hayes, Dade. "Hit Entertainment gets into movie biz", Variety, March 3, 2009. 
  35. ↑ "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. https://web.archive.org/web/20110712213414/http://www.hitnewsonline.com/releases/detail/hit_entertainments_hit_movies_division_begins_development_of_first_feature/thomas_friends. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  36. ↑ "Thomas Theatrical Film Pushed Back AGAIN!". (Thomas news). Sodor Island. January 5, 2011. http://sodor-island.net/thomasnews.html. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
  37. ↑ Fleming, Mike. "'9' Helmer Shane Acker Boards Feature Based on the Thomas The Tank Engine Toys". http://www.deadline.com/2011/06/9-helmer-shane-acker-boards-feature-based-on-the-thomas-the-tank-engine-toys/. Retrieved October 1, 2011.

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Feature films Antz (1998) • Shrek (2001) • Shrek 2 (2004) • Shark Tale (2004) • Madagascar (2005) • Over the Hedge (2006) • Shrek the Third (2007) • Bee Movie (2007) • Kung Fu Panda (2008) • Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) • Over the Hedge 2 (2009) • How to Train Your Dragon (2010) • Shrek Forever After (2010) • Megamind (2010) • Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) • Puss in Boots (2011) • Over the Hedge 3 (2012) • Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012) • Rise of the Guardians (2012) • The Croods (2013) • Turbo (2013) • Bee Movie 2 (2013) • Megamind 2 (2013) • Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014) • How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) • Penguins of Madagascar (2014) • Home (2015) • Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) • Trolls (2016) • The Boss Baby (2017) • Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017) • Crackealoween (2018) • How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) • Abominable (2019) • Trolls World Tour (2020) • Jin (2020) • The Croods: A New Age (2020) • Spirit Untamed (2021) • The Boss Baby: Family Business (2021) • Mr. Peabody and Sherman 2 (2021) • The Bad Guys (2022) • Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) • Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023) • Trolls Band Together (2023) • Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)
Traditionally-animated films The Prince of Egypt (1998) • The Road to El Dorado (2000) • Joseph: King of Dreams (2000) • Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002) • Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)
Produced with Aardman Chicken Run (2000) • Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) • Flushed Away (2006) • Flushed Away 2 (2009) • Flushed Away 3 (2012) • Thomas and the Magic Railroad 2 (2013) • Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023; Collaborated by Warner Bros.)
Produced with HIT Entertainment and Mattel Films Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2009) • Thomas and the Magic Railroad 2 (2014) • Thomas and the Magic Railroad 3 (2020)
Produced with Movie Land Animation Studios Funimals (2018) • The Hampster Movie (2019) • The Legend of Disguise (2020)
Upcoming films
Franchises Shrek • Madagascar • Kung Fu Panda • Thomas & Friends • How to Train Your Dragon • Megamind • The Croods • Trolls • Tales of Arcadia • The Boss Baby • The Bad Guys
Television specials Shrek the Halls (2007) • Thomas & Friends: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space (2009) • Merry Madagascar (2009) • Scared Shrekless (2010) • Kung Fu Panda Holiday (2010) • Thomas & Friends: Holiday (2011) • Madly Madagascar (2013) • Trolls Holiday (2017)
Short films Shrek 4-D (2003) • Far Far Away Idol (2004) • The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper (2005) • First Flight (2006) • Hammy's Boomerang Adventure (2006) • Secrets of the Furious Five (2008) • Edward's Big Break (2009) • Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon (2010) • Megamind: The Button of Doom (2011) • Night of the Living Carrots (2011) • Gift of the Night Fury (2011) • Book of Dragons (2011) • Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters (2011) • Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos (2012) • Rocky and Bullwinkle (2014) • Dawn of the Dragon Racers (2014) • Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll (2016) • DreamWorks Theatre (2018) • Blue Sky and DreamWorks Theatre (2018) • Bird Karma (2018) • Bilby (2018)
People Bill Damaschke • Chris Meledandri • Jeffrey Katzenberg
Subsidiaries DreamWorks Channel • DreamWorks Classics (Big Idea Entertainment • Harvey Entertainment • Jay Ward Productions)
Related topics Amblimation • DreamWorks Pictures (DreamWorks Records • DreamWorks Television • DreamWorks Interactive • Go Fish Pictures) • Illumination (Illumination Mac Guff) • In amusement parks (DreamWorks Experience) • Picture Digital Images • Pearl Studio • Universal Animation Studios (Unproduced projects) • List of productions (Other programs • Unproduced projects)
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Feature films Animated films Released The Rugrats Movie (1998) • Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000) • Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001) • Hey Arnold!: The Movie (2002) • The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002) • Rugrats Go Wild (2003) • The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004) • Over the Hedge (2006) • Barnyard (2006) • Flushed Away (2006) • Shrek the Third (2007) • Bee Movie (2007) • Kung Fu Panda (2008) • Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) • Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2009) • Over the Hedge 2 (2009) • How to Train Your Dragon (2010) • Shrek Forever After (2010) • Megamind (2010) • Rango (2011) • Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) • Puss in Boots (2011) • The Adventures of Tintin (2011) • Over the Hedge 3 (2012) • Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012) • Rise of the Guardians (2012) • Animated film (2013; Nickelodeon Studios) • Animated film (2014; Nickelodeon Studios) • The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015) • Animated film (2016; Nickelodeon Studios) • Animated film (2017; Nickelodeon Studios) • Animated film (2018; Nickelodeon Studios) • Wonder Park (2019) • Star Trek (2019) • The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020/2021)
Produced with DreamWorks Animation Over the Hedge (2006) • Flushed Away (2006) • Shrek the Third (2007) • Bee Movie (2007) • Kung Fu Panda (2008) • Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) • Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2009) • Over the Hedge 2 (2009) • How to Train Your Dragon (2010) • Shrek Forever After (2010) • Megamind (2010) • Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) • Puss in Boots (2011) • Over the Hedge 3 (2012) • Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012) • Rise of the Guardians (2012)
A Lot of films
Upcoming
Live-action films Released Harriet the Spy (1996) • Good Burger (1997) • Snow Day (2000) • Clockstoppers (2002) • The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004) • Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) • Mad Hot Ballroom (2005) • Yours, Mine & Ours (2005) • Nacho Libre (2006) • Charlotte's Web (2006) • The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) • Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008) • Hotel for Dogs (2009) • Imagine That (2009) • The Last Airbender (2010) • Fun Size (2012) • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016) • Monster Trucks (2016) • Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019) • Playing with Fire (2019)
Film franchises Rugrats (1998–present) • The Wild Thornberrys (2002–03) • SpongeBob SquarePants (2004–present) • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014–present)
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