And Game of Thrones star John Bradley \u2013 who plays the grandson of original character Albert Perks (Bernard Cribbins) in the new film \u2013 hopes that it will be able to build a similar reputation to its predecessor.<\/p>
\u201cHopefully \u2013 fingers crossed, this is a bold thing to say \u2013 but hopefully we\u2019re making this film in order that in 50 years time people think the same way about our film,\u201d he explained to RadioTimes.com<\/a>,<\/strong> after revealing his fondness for the original.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a big ambition to have, but I think that we\u2019ve taken enough aspects of the initial film that people like, and updated certain themes within it as well.<\/p>\n \u201cWe pay real homage to that original film because it was such a special experience seeing it for the first time all those years ago,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, director Morgan Matthews explained that while he was keen to pay homage, he didn\u2019t want to overdo the callbacks to the original \u2013 in order that his new film could stand on its own.<\/p>\n \u201cI thought a lot about what it was about the original that connected with people so much, and what has made it such an enduring classic as well,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd whilst it was important for us to try and capture some of that essence, and some of the detail that people might recognise from the original and might recognise as an homage to the original, we also wanted to make a film that stood up on its own.\u201d<\/p>\n He added: \u201cWe didn\u2019t want to sort of overly load it with nods, that would be either confusing or a bit oblique for people who hadn\u2019t seen the original, particularly children.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s one music cue, which is a reimagined version of the original Railway Children theme, as scored by our composers, Martin Phipps and Edward Farmer. But other than that, it\u2019s all original score.<\/p>\n \u201cThen there are other scenes and nods \u2013 but yeah, I didn\u2019t want it to be kind of peppered with so many that it became very kind of self-conscious in that way or distracting.\u201d<\/p>\n The Railway Children Return is released in UK cinemas on Friday 15th July 2022. Visit our\u00a0Movies<\/a>\u00a0hub for the latest news and features, or find something to watch tonight with our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. 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