Thomas' Big Adventures

Thomas’ Big Adventures is a 2007 model animated film based on the well-known TV series. This film was produced and distributed by Patramount Pictures and Hit Entertainment.

Story
There is also trouble on the island of Sodor. An evil, intimidating diesel locomotive named Diesel 11, a new and improved version of Diesel 10, has arrived, with the intention of destroying the steam locomotives that live on the railway and to cause chaos and destruction. He locates Lady and tries to destroy her, but she escapes from him. Yoshi is in charge.

Thomas declines, believing that there has to be someone else for the job. He tells that there is one other engine named Wart. Wart sets out to Sodor via ship. Emily runs to the dock and announces to Wart. Wart at first feels good until Diesel 11 scares him. Wart tries to run from him and ends up crashing on an island where he, Thomas and Percy meet the Yoshi’s puppy enemy, Sylvester.

Meanwhile, Diesel 11 has gone to the Tidmouth Shed where he convinces all steam engines and diesel engines (Mavis) to be surprised and shocked. The villainous diesel feels his side of the railway.

Later, Lady is assigned, having discovered the start of the long-abandoned Magic Railroad by an old grotto. He finds two trucks of special Island of Sodor coal and takes them. She arrives on the Island of Sodor.

Thomas and Wart, who have somehow found their ways back to the line. Diesel 11 finds them and gives chase. He is foiled by a damaged viaduct, which collapses beneath him.

Thomas, Lady, Wart and the Yoshi meet Sylvester and Percy, and the island is saved.

From the TV Series
A number of characters are seen or mentioned in this film who previously appeared in the television series and films. These characters are:


 * Thomas the Tank Engine
 * Edward the Blue Engine
 * Henry the Green Engine
 * Gordon the Big Engine
 * James the Red Engine
 * Percy the Small Engine
 * Toby the Tram Engine
 * Duck the Great Western Engine
 * Emily the Beautiful Engine
 * Lady
 * Mavis
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Henrietta
 * Harold the Helicopter
 * Bertie the Bus
 * Trevor the Traction Engine
 * Troublesome Trucks
 * Cranky the Crane (leg cameo)
 * Terence the Tractor
 * George the Steamroller (cameo)
 * Butch (cameo)
 * Oliver (His “Scrap” model from the episode “Escape” is seen in the scrap yard when Diesel 11 enters)
 * Donald (Flashback from the episode “Breakvan”)
 * Douglas (cameo)
 * Bill and Ben (cameos)
 * Diesel (Flashback from the episode “The Worlds Strongest Engine” and mentioned in a song "Thomas We Love You")
 * Stepney
 * Murdoch (cameo)
 * Dennis (cameo)
 * Rosie
 * Yoshi
 * Duke
 * Skarloey
 * Rheneas
 * Sir Handel
 * Peter Sam
 * Rusty
 * Ian

Other Characters

 * Diesel 11 (voiced by John Rhys-Davies) is a true villainous diesel. He tried to destroy Lady and Wart the last time he visited the Island of Sodor, and he returned in the film, albeit failing again. He has a pair of gigantic, fully working and moving claws, a deep-toned horn and bright neon lights on it.


 * Alex and Winston (voiced by Neil Crone and Sean Barrett) are Diesel 11's sidekicks. They are as smart as they like to believe, and Diesel 11 calls them "Arwin" because he claims he doesn't have time to say both their names. They defect from Diesel 11 at the end of the film.


 * Wart (voiced by Justin Timberlake) is a tank engine who spends his time acting as an jock. When he first arrive, he was mistook by the big engines for a big bang. When he, Thomas and Percy were going back, he caused to crash into sharp rock. Wart and the tank engines run into the Yoshi's puppy enemy, Sylvester. He and the tank engines are chased by Diesel 11. After Diesel 11’s downfall, he becomes the new member of the fleet.


 * Sylvester (voiced by Mr. Lawrence), the puppy enemy of of Yoshi who speaks about the truth that Wart uses to visit the Island of Sodor.


 * Linny (voiced by Sofie Zamchick), A guniea pig who helps Wart out and understands valley better than anyone.


 * Bibo (voiced by Will Ryan), a cat who realizes so sends to Sodor.

Voices

 * Thomas/Duck: Edward Glen
 * Edward/Toby/Duke: Colm Feore
 * Henry/Bertie/Harold: Kevin Frank
 * Gordon/Terence/Alex: Neil Crone
 * James: Roger Bumpass
 * Percy: Tom Kenny
 * Emily: Emma Watson
 * Lady: Britt Allcroft
 * Mavis: Hilary Duff
 * Diesel 11: John Rhys-Davies
 * Wart: Justin Timberlake
 * Winston: Sean Barrett
 * Annie/Clarabel/Rosie: Shelley Skinner
 * Ian/Craig/Timmy: Ian McCormick
 * Sir Handel: Jhonen Vasquez
 * Peter Sam: Michael Angelis
 * Skarloey/Stepney: Simon Nash
 * Linny: Sofie Zamchick
 * Yoshi: Dave Fonly
 * Sylvester: Mr. Lawrence
 * Bibo: Will Ryan
 * Calvin: Lee Cornes
 * Maria: Grey Delisle
 * Roy: Dee Bradley Baker

Trivia

 * Diesel 11 sounds like an cross between an evil medieval war lord and an alsasion.
 * Greaseball from Starlight Express can be seen in this film in deleted scenes.
 * Herbie (the alive volkswagon from 'The Love Bug' and other moves like 'Herbie Fully Loaded' and 'Herbie Rides Again') is in the scene where there is the bottom view of Diesel 11 after the montage. It's on the top-right corner. There's a cloud on the right that looks like Herbie.
 * Glennock station can be seen when Duke pulls his train into there.
 * The runaway theme from Thomas & Friends - Seasons 1-2 can be heard when Diesel 11 chases Thomas, Wart and Lady.
 * When Diesel 11 breaks down, he derails.
 * While Ian and Craig Chase after Diesel 11, Thomas, Lady and Wart, Track 7 (Hurry) from Final Fantasy is used.
 * Stock footage from Bubba and the Special Attraction of Ian going over a Viaduct is used when he and Craig go to find Diesel 11 chasing Thomas, Wart and Lady though Craig is obviously not on his cab.

Songs

 * "Thomas We Love You" - written and composed by Mike 'O' Donnell and Junior Campbell
 * "Little Engines" - written and composed by Mike 'O' Donnell and Junior Campbell
 * "Patience Is A Virtue" - written and composed by Ed Welch and Robert Hartshorne
 * "Happy Together" - performed by The Turtles
 * "Close To You" - performed by the Carpenters.

Deleted Scenes

 * Yoshi assists Duck with his bunker and Duck leaves the engine shed
 * Wart leaves the British Railway.
 * Sylvester's antics manage to irritate his enemy Yoshi, catapulted onto Diesel 11.
 * Yoshi, Percy, Thomas and Wart are have night-time 'campfire talk'.
 * Diesel 11 receives his just desserts thanks to Cranky who dropping fruit onto Alex, Winstion and Percy.
 * Lady is being inside a cavernous tunnel. She reverses her to retrieve two Sodor coal trucks.
 * Linny stands on the steps.
 * Greasball sets off an explosion causing Lady's chute down Muffle Mountain and into the Magic Railroad.
 * Greaseball emerges from the magic buffers shortly after Lady emerges - only to land on top of Diesel 11! Greaseball originally arrives on Sodor as a stowaway in Thomas' cab - only to be accidently plucked out and onto Diesel 11' back by his claw during the pursuit!
 * Diesel 11 and Greaseball are closing the gap between themselves and the fleeing Thomas, Lady and Wart. The crumbling viaduct sequence is familiar, with both Diesel 11 and Greaseball facing their endgames.
 * Ian and an Craig Fall Down the Broken Viaduct both Survive.
 * The source of the magic gold dust is restored to Lady.