Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver (German: Jim Knopf und Lukas der Lokomotivführer) is a 2018 German fantasy adventure film directed by Dennis Gansel and produced by Christian Becker. It is an adaptation of the 1960 children's book by Michael Ende. It stars Solomon Gordon as Jim Button and Henning Baum as Luke the Engine Driver.
The film was released in Germany on 29 March 2018 by Warner Bros. Pictures. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed over $12.7 million at the box office. A sequel based on the second book, Jim Button and the Wild 13, was released in 2020.
Cast
Solomon Gordon as Jim Button (voiced by Finn Posthumus)
Henning Baum as Luke the Engine Driver
Annette Frier as Mrs. Whaat
Milan Peschel as Mr. Tur Tur
Uwe Ochsenknecht as King Alfred the Quarter-to-Twelfth
Christoph Maria Herbst as Mr. Sleeve
Leighanne Esperanzate as Princess Li Si (voiced by Hedda Erlebach)
Kao Chenmin as Emperor of Mandala (voiced by Fred Maire)
Judy Winter as Mrs. Grindtooth (voice)
Michael "Bully" Herbig as Nepomuk (voice)
Eden Gough as Ping Pong (voiced by Franz Hagn)
Ozzie Yue as Pa Po
Reiner Schöne as Grimbart (voice)
Rick Kavanian as The Wild 13
Thomas Fritsch as Narrator (voice)
