Thomas and Friends: The Movie (2020)

Thomas and Friends: The Movie (or simply Thomas and Friends) is a 2020 American 3D animated comedy film produced by Nickelodeon Movies and distributed by Paramount Pictures in North America, and Warner Bros. Pictures in other territories. Thomas and Friends premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival on January 30, 2020 and is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on January 8, 2021, by Paramount Pictures, and by Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema in other countries.

Release
Thomas and Friends premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 30, 2020. It was scheduled to premiere at the South by Southwest film festival on March 13, 2020, but the festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was also scheduled to be theatrically released on July 10, 2020, by Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures, but was delayed to July 2, 2021 because of the pandemic restrictions. In September 2020, the film was moved up by six months, to January 8, 2021. The international release will begin on December 11, 2020.

Production
On October 1, 2018, Paramount Pictures reported that a film based on the Thomas And Friends series was in development with Nickelodeon Movies. In October 2019, Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema acquired the international distribution rights to the film through Warner Animation Group. It was assigned a release date of July 17, 2020. In November 2019, the film was moved up to July 10, 2020. The film is scheduled to be released on January 8, 2021.