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 the development vault 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 film was cancelled.

Trivia

 * This film would have been aimed at an older audience than for generally younger Thomas & Friends audiences.
 * Much like Thomas and the Magic Railroad, this film would have used live-action as well, but would have mixed it with CGI.
 * According to an interview with UCLA Magazine, this movie would have been released in 2013, it is however unknown if this is true or not.