The Adventures of Thomas

The Adventures of Thomas Was a planned film starring Thomas the tank engine. It would have been made by HIT entertainment along with cgi provided by Weta Digital.

Plot
The plot would have revolved around a boy who discovers the island of Sodor, a place his father has visited before, but fails to remember. It is also confirmed that it would have a steam engines vs diesel engines conflict.

Why it was cancelled

 * 1) The last theatrical Thomas film, Thomas and the Magic Railroad was considered a failure.
 * 2) The plot of this movie is very similar to one of the side-plots in Thomas and the Magic Railroad
 * 3) The steam vs diesels conflict has also been done before in the straight-to-DVD movie Calling All Engines!
 * 4) It got stuck in development for a long time, first it was set to be released in 2010, but then was changed to 2012, then to 2013, and then to 2014.

result

 * 1) The movie was cancelled.

Trivia

 * This movie would have been aimed at an older audience than usual for Thomas and friends.