The 2018 film Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver (German: Jim Knopf und Lukas der Lokomotivführer ) is a live-action fantasy adventure directed by Dennis Gansel. It is based on the 1960 classic children's novel by Michael Ende , who also wrote The Neverending Story .
The story follows Jim Button, a young orphan who arrived on the tiny island of as a baby in a mysterious package. As Jim grows up, the island’s king becomes concerned about overpopulation, leading Jim and his best friend, Luke the engine driver, to leave on their magical steam engine, Emma , to find a new home. Their journey evolves into a grand quest that includes: The 2018 film Jim Button and Luke the