Some teasers for last MIR YouTube video

Well, Friday is the day that the last Misty Island Rescue themed video will come to YouTube.

I will be uploading it sometime in the afternoon after I have come home from college, then it should hopefully be on YouTube before 4pm.

Any of you who can't wait that long to see what will be in the last video, well, now for the last set of hints!

The video will be a remix of the theme tune to the 2010 special

There will be some cut-in scenes accompaining the music

The remix version of the theme apart from the end credits runs at 4 minutes exact.

The video will be dedicated to a number of YouTubers and SiFers who I think deserved a credit

Robert Hartshorne's music is dramatic, but it did happen sometimes in the special

The editing should hopefully be suitable

Hartshorne's music at one point will sound emotional, the editing will accompain the emotion.

Finally, the editing in some parts will be spruced up. What I mean by that is is that you might think Wow! His editing has improved!

You shall soon see what I mean by the hints including last one.....

Misty Island Rescue - The Theme Music Video Remix premiere's on YouTube on Friday 14th January 2011 before 4pm.

Another Trackmaster and Take-n-Play's revealed

Another character will be immortalised for the Trackmaster range whilst some old favourites are to appear differently for the Take-n-Play range.

Max the Dump Truck is the latest character to join the Trackmaster range under the Fisher Price company.

Thomas and Percy however are to appear in the Take-n-Play range once more, as Percy will be covered and Jelly Beans, whilst Thomas is covered in Chocolate.

Plus, there is also going to be a James pack with Ice Cream trucks entitled, James' Ice Cream Express.

VIEW MAX, PERCY AND THOMAS HERE

VIEW JAMES' ICE CREAM EXPRESS

Special Thanks to SteamTeam3211, TheColonel and ShuntingTank043 for the alerts.

New company to represent Thomas in India

Hit Entertainment have assinged newcomer Dream Theatre Private Limited to handle Thomas & Friends in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

Thomas currently airs in India on Cartoon Network India while Dream Theatre will team up with Hit to release products such as stationary, bags, luggage and back to school.

Bob the Builder is also another property that will join Dream Theatre's agency.

SVP Asia Pacific at Hit, Antonio Huab commented on the agreement; We are very happy to appoint Dream Theatre as our agent for Thomas & Friends and Bob the Builder covering India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

These are important markets for us and we hope Dream Theatre will help bring these much loved brands into the lives of even more children through some strong licensing programmes complementing our already established TV presence.

Founder and CEO at Dream Theatre, Jiggy George added; We are thrilled and honoured to partner with Hit and their wonderful pre-school brands, and look forward to bringing these properties alive at retail.

New games for Thomas website in Japan

The Japanese Thomas & Friends website have added 3 new games.

All three games include old favourites such as Thomas, James and Harold along with newer characters like Ferdinand, Victor and Hiro.

The first game is a Name Game which involves the player to guess the name of the engine pictured by choosing the correct order of their name in Japanese.

The second is a Quiz where a character is being described and must guess out of three choices the correct
answer.

Finally, the third involves Silhouettes, where you get another three choices of characters while correctly choosing the right friend that matches the silhouette.

The other games on the website are still available.

PLAY THE NAME GAME

PLAY THE QUIZ

PLAY THE SILHOUETTE GAME

MORE GAMES HERE

Japan to start a 'Misty Island Rescue'

Japan is to recieve the newest Thomas & Friends special Misty Island Rescue soon.

A website devoted to the 2010 special has been published by the official Thomas & Friends website in Japan.

So far, a promotional image of Bash, Dash, Harold and Thomas is shown along with images of the newest characters in the special.

The website will be updated later this season.

Misty Island Rescue or ミス島レスキュー in Japanese will be released in Japan in April 2011.

VIEW THE MISTY ISLAND RESCUE JAPANESE WEBSITE HERE

3rd MIR YouTube video available

The 3rd video of the Misty Island Rescue season on my YouTube Channel is now available for viewing.

The video is basically my music video remix of the special's end song, but with karaoke subtitles included to appeal to kids and for fans to sing-a-long.

Alas, the last week will have the last themed video of the 2010 special. You shall see some hints soon...

VIEW THE MISTY ISLAND RESCUE KARAOKE REMIX SONG

Official: Thomas movie pushed back

The upcoming theatrical film of Thomas & Friends since 2000 has now been pushed back to next year.

In an exclusive statement on the Sif Fansite that although the film entered pre pre-production, the film has been pushed back due to the money needed to make it.

As announced in last year in mid 2010, the film was to become the first to be made under the new Hit Movies company, developed by Hit Entertainment, but was delayed for a 2011 release, now for 2012.

Josh Klausner's drafted script includes the film to be set during the times of World War II with currently a live-action cast with CGI.

The newest Thomas & Friends theatrical film is now currently aimed for a 2012 release.

Railway Series 42. now for pre-order

The upcoming 42nd Railway Series title is now available for pre-ordering.

So far, not much has been revealed on the new book apart from this blurb published by amazon.co.uk; This is a brand-new title in the historic Railway Series of small books for small hands which are ideal for parents and children to share together.

The forty-second volume contains four engine stories and is beautifully illustrated by heritage artist Clive Spong. Join Thomas the Tank Engine and a brand-new friend in some classic adventures on the Island of Sodor. 

So apart from the fact that plot details and titles are currently remaining secretive, there will be a new character...

The 42nd Railway Series book will hit UK book shelves on July 4th 2011.

PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY HERE

MIR Software now for Mac's

Nova Development, the team behind the Misty Island Rescue PC software game have announced that the game is now available for Mac computer users.


The Software that includes various games including puzzles and activities based on the 2010 special will now have greater recognition now that it is available to buy in the Apple Mac App store.

President of Nova Development, Todd Helfstein commented on the news; We are very excited to add the number-one pre-school property to Nova Development's family of beloved interactive edutainment software and to make it easily available to everyone at the Apple's new Mac App Store today.

Children are already very familiar with Thomas & Friends, and the Misty Island Rescue software adds an educational component that will nurture young minds at a critical stage in their development.

Vice President of Consumer Products for the Thomas Division in the US, Gabreila Arenas also spoke; Nova Development has taken all of the adventure of Thomas and his friends in Misty Island and translated it to an innovative software package.

As Thomas fans extend their enjoyment of Misty Island Rescue to their home computers, kids and parents will find learning with Thomas and his engine friends to be both interactive and entertaining.

The Software is compatible with Apple Mac's OS X 10.4 or later.


Misty Island Rescue - The PC Software is now available to purchase in the Mac App Store for $19.99 in the US.

Two more Thomas in Mega-Bloks range

Mega Bloks are to release two more characters in the Thomas range.

Charlie the Fun Engine and Bertie the Bus are the newest additions to the building blocks toy range.

Both characters are available to buy in stores later this year.

VIEW CHARLIE AND BERTIE HERE

Thanks to SteamTeam3211 for the alert.

Confirmed: Season Fifteen after 'DOTD'

It has emerged that Season Fifteen won't come sooner in the Spring.

It has now been confirmed that the new Day of the Diesels special premiering later this year will take place before events coming up in the show's Fifteenth Season.

Previously, it was thought positively that the 2011 Season would appear later in the Spring, however the newest special is to come first then will lead into the next season.

Also, last year, Seasons Thirteen and Fourteen aired although the Thirteenth Season had actually been completed back in late 2009, but was pushed back.

Day of the Diesels will be released in select theatres and on DVD later this year, followed by the broadcast of the Fifteenth Season of Thomas & Friends.

Special thanks to Sif's Ryan for the confirmation and permission.

Klausner tight lipped on Thomas movie

Josh Klausner who is currently writing the newest Thomas & Friends theatrical film since Thomas and the Magic Railroad is now remaining silent on the film.

Previously, Klausner confirmed via his Twitter feed that the new film would be set during the times of World War II but ruled out speculation that Diesel 10 would be involved in the film.

Now, Klausner has no more to say as those information that he fed out were the only ones he could divulge.

So far, there is speculation that the film would be released this year in 2011, however, this has NOT been confirmed and a release date is not imminent.

These so far are the only things confirmed for the film;

A mix of CGI and live-action

Set during the times of World War II

Diesel Engines will appear

Nitrogen Studios are involved with the CGI

Josh Klausner of Shrek fame has written the first draft

 It's going to be a bit different than the series... hopefully in a good way...

The only way to find out more is some official links, press releases and maybe even some certain toy outlets...