Barry to Score Thomas Movie.TORONTO--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Oct. 18, 1999-- Britt Allcroft Britt Allcroft (born in Johannesburg,South Africa) was co-founder of The Britt Allcroft Company with then-husband Angus Wright known as Britt Allcroft Limited (later replaced as Gullane Entertainment) which was sold & acquired by HIT Entertainment in 2002. , creator of the worldwide TV hit series "Thomas the Tank Engine This article is about the fictional tank engine. For the television series, see Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. Thomas the Tank Engine is a fictional anthropomorphic tank locomotive created by the Rev. W. V. & Friends" and the writer, producer and director of "Thomas and the Magic Railroad", announces today that a deal has been signed with five time Oscar winner John Barry John Barry may refer to:
British born, John Barry has been one of the most distinctive and best-loved voices in film scoring over the past 35 years. In 1962, for the James Bond movie Dr. No he wrote the indelibly brassy, high-octane theme, a composition, which has become synonymous with synonymous with adjective equivalent to, the same as, identical to, similar to, identified with, equal to, tantamount to, interchangeable with, one and the same as 007. He went on to pen a further 12 Bond movie scores. John has scored over 100 films including hits as Body Heat, Somewhere in Time and Midnight Cowboy. Barry has been nominated for seven Academy awards and won five, including his song and score for the movie Born Free and his scores to The Lion in Winter, Out of Africa and Dances With Wolves. Producers Britt Allcroft and Phil Ferule ferule (fer´  l),n a protective ring (usually of metal) around a natural tooth root used to join an artificial crown. Also spelled ferrule. will bring the magic of "Thomas," cherished by generations of families, to the big screen in July 2000. Thomas and The Magic Railroad is due for release in the USA by Destination Films and UK by Icon Film Distribution. Speaking about the deal Ms Britt Allcroft said, "John is a giant in this industry and I am delighted he has agreed to join the distinguished team now working on this movie." A family film for all ages starring Alec Baldwin, Peter Fonda Peter Henry Fonda (born February 23, 1940) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. Fonda is associated with Western counterculture of the 1960s.[1] Biography Personal life and Mara Wilson, Thomas and The Magic Railroad chronicles the adventures of twelve year old Lily who sets off to visit her lonely Grandpa, but finds herself on a great adventure that leads to a meeting with the world's favourite steam engine, Thomas the Tank Engine. A classic good versus evil story, where Lily and Thomas' harmonious worlds of magic and innocence, are put in jeopardy by greed and cynicism. Lily along with Thomas and a host of other colourful characters, triumph and bring the story to its happy end. Thomas and The Magic Railroad is being Produced by Britt Allcroft and Phil Fehrle; Executive Producers Charles Falzon of Gullane Pictures and Steve Stabler, Brent Baum and Barry London of Destination Films. Co-Producer Marc Jacobson. Written and Directed Britt Allcroft. International Sales are being handled by Kathy Morgan International, KMI KMI Kerrigan Media International, Inc. KMI Koninklijk Meteorologisch Instituut KMI Key Management Infrastructure KMI Knowledge Management Institute (George Washington University) KMI Keep Me Informed . US, Canada, UK and Ireland territories are handled by Destination Films. |
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