In 2009, HiT Entertainment announced that in addition to adapting some of their properties into CGI, they would also be working on film adaptations of a few as well, these planned films where Bob the Builder, The Adventures of Thomas and a live action Pingu movie. The film's existence is only mentioned in an article from 2009 discussing the recently announced Thomas film.
Plot[]
The plot would be planned for the film, but the rest of the plot is unknown.
Why it Was Cancelled[]
- Plans for an Pingu live action movie was cancelled due to the controversy.
- The cancellation reasons are unknown
Results[]
- The movie was cancelled.
- The Pingu series went on a hiatus until 2017 when it was revived with Pingu in the City.
Source[]
https://filmjunk.com/2009/09/30/thomas-the-tank-engine-the-movie/