Zack Snyder's Thomas and the Magic Railroad

Zack Snyder's Thomas and the Magic Railroad (also known as きかんしゃトーマス魔法の線路：ザック・スナイダーカット in Japan) is the 2025 director's cut American-Japanese 3D animated action and adventure fantasy film of the 2000 family fantasy adventure film Thomas and the Magic Railroad and an commercial success sequel to his cut of Justice League, presented the way originally intended by Thomas and Friends writer and producer Britt Allcroft. Thomas and the Magic Railroad, released by Destination Films (now Sony Pictures Releasing) in North America and Icon Film Distribution in the British Isles in 2000, had a difficult production. Its script underwent major changes before and during production between July 1995 and July 1999. The theatrical version criticized audiences and was a box-office failure; this resulted in the direction of both Sony and Icon Film being re-evulated, with Columbia Tristar Entertainment (now Sony Pictures Entertainment) and Icon Film opting to develop future films from 2001 to the present. Many Thomas and Friends fans expressed interest in Zack Snyder's version of the film. Although industry insiders considered its release unlikely, Sony and Universal Pictures decided to move ahead in 2022; in 2023, Zack and Rex Snyder announced it would be released as Zack Snyder's Thomas and the Magic Railroad as a Peacock Original Film. $70 Million was spent to complete the animation, visual effects, score and editing, with new material being animated in Marza Animation Planet. The release was originally planned as a 8-part series, but scapped in favor of NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan and Constantin Film. This film is dedicated to Britt Allcroft. The film was released on July 7,2025 in theaters (Sony Pictures Releasing handles the theaters) and on Peacock. It became the first-most-streamed film on the platform that year. The film was generally better received than the 2000 theatrical version, receiving praise for its direction, musical score, action sequences, voice act performances, improved characterizations, and balance of emotional weight and humor, though some criticized it for its runtime of 3 hours and 28 minutes.