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United Kingdom: The Movie (also known as Thomas and Allister internationally except Latin America and Japan) is a British comedy-action-drama live-action/animation hybrid film based on various pieces of media that were created or based in the UK, it was distributed by BBC Films in the UK, Sony Pictures Animation in the US and Toho in Japan with various licenses, including Thomas & Friends, Pokémon Sword and Sheild, Peppa Pig, Bob the Builder, Fireman Sam, Postman Pat, Angry Kid, Danger Mouse, Wallace & Gromit, Mr. Bean, Banjo-Kazooie, Donkey Kong Country, Sir Billi, Conker's Bad Fur Day, Perfect Dark, It's Mr. Pants, Don't Hug Me I'm Scared, Sabre Wulf, Jet Force Gemini, Killer Instinct, Little Britain, Yakka Dee, The Lord Of The Rings, Harry Potter, ASDF Movie, Hilda, The Lingo Show, Salad Fingers, Count Duckula, The Clangers, Horrid Henry, Hey Duggee, The Beatles, Iron Maiden, Electric Light Orchestra, The Amazing World of Gumball, Finley the Fire Engine, Thunderbirds, Numberblocks, Go Jetters, and various others. The film was directed by a resurrected Reverend W. Awdry, the writer of The Railway Series, which was the book series that lead to the creation of Thomas & Friends, with the help of Shigeru Ohmori, the director of Pokémon Sword and Shield, the film mainly stars Joseph May as Thomas the Tank Engine, Ben Whitehead as Wallace, Lee Ingleby as Bob the Builder, Steve Kynman as Fireman Sam, Stephen Mangan as Postman Pat, Baker Terry as Yellow Guy and Duck Guy, Chris Sutherland as Banjo and Kazooie, David Sant as Pingu, Bella Ramsey as Hilda, Justin Fletcher as Shaun the Sheep, Harley Bird as Peppa Pig, Matt Lucas as Vicky Pollard, Kate Harbour as Dizzy, Darren Walsh as Angry Kid, and Casey Mongillo as Allister. The film also stars a few celebrities and other people playing as themselves such as Queen Elizabeth II, Simon Cowell, Gordon Ramsay, BlakeTehGreat/BlakeIsHere458, Harry Hill, KAACHI, S Club 7, Ricky Gervais, Peter Kay, Hugh Laurie, Russell Howard, DanTDM, Michael Rosen, and plenty of others.

The film was premiered in an abandoned spot of Big Ben on July 14th, 2023. It is dedicated to Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away a year prior to release.

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