Shane Acker was going to direct a "dark and gritty" CG Thomas the Tank Engine movie reboot, akin to Zack Snyder's Man of Steel. It was set to stay true to the first few original books, and it was in development between 2008 to 2014 before being cancelled for good

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Shane Acker's dark and gritty Thomas the Tank Engine CG reboot movie was in the works and was tentatively set for 2014, but was ultimately cancelled