Thomas & Friends: The Movie

Thomas & Friends: The Movie is an upcoming British-American live-action/animated adventure comedy-drama film, directed and co-produced by Marc Forster, and produced by Mattel films and distributed by Paramount Pictures. based on the British children's book series The Railway Series by The Rev. W. Awdry, and its televised adaptation Thomas & Friends by Britt Allcroft and David Mitton. It will be the second worldwide theatrical Thomas & Friends film after 2000's Thomas and the Magic Railroad.
According to Forster, "Thomas has been a personal favourite of mine since childhood... I couldn’t be more excited to be working with Robbie and the entire team at Mattel, and embarking on this beautiful journey with such a timeless property.
Executive producer Robbie Brenner has stated that Thomas' story in the film will be told in a "modern and unexpected way."
== Cast ==
=== Live-Action ===
* Simon Fisher-Becker as Sir Topham Hatt (The Fat Controller)
=== Voice Cast ===
* Daniel Radcliffe as Thomas the Tank Engine
* Rowan Atkinson as Edward the Blue Engine
== Production ==
=== Background ===
The first theatrical Thomas film Thomas and the Magic Railroad, released in 2000, was a critical and commercial failure. Because of this, Thomas & Friends series creator Britt Allcroft was forced to resign from her company The Britt Allcroft Company in September 2000 and her company was renamed to Gullane Entertainment. HiT Entertainment acquired the company two years later, including the television rights to Thomas & Friends.
Before the announcement of Forster's Thomas film, previous attempts had been made to make a second worldwide theatrical Thomas film. The first was in 2000, when it was reported that Destination Films began development on a sequel to Thomas and the Magic Railroad, but it was quietly cancelled due to the film's failure. The Adventures of Thomas was another attempt, announced on June 8, 2011, with 9 director Shane Acker directing, with Weta Digital designing the film's visual effects. but nothing new about the project has been announced as of 2018.
=== Announcement ===
In October 6, 2020, Mattel announced that Marc Forster will be directing and producing an animated/live-action four quadrant family adventure film based on Thomas & Friends in a new storytelling method not used prior in the franchise.
TRIVIA: 
•This Is The First Movie To Feature Simon Fisher-Becker In The Voice Cast. 
• This Is The First Theatrical Thomas Film To Be Distributed By Universal Pictures Since The 2018 special “Big World! Big Adventures!”.
Category:Films
Category:Thomas & Friends
Category:Upcoming films
Category:English-language films
Category:Live-action films based on television series
Category:Live-action films
Category:Films with live action and animation
Category:Films directed by Marc Forster
Category:Mattel
Category:2DUX²
Category:Universal Pictures films
Category:Illumination Entertainment
Category:2025 films