But Here came out even closer to the 20 th anniversary of another, less award-winning Hanks/Zemeckis joint: The Polar Express, an adaptation of the classic picture book by Chris Van Allsburg made ...

SPENCER — “The Polar Express” has captured the imaginations of children everywhere since it was first published as a picture book in 1985 and made into a film in 2004. Now, the North ...

That set some creative limitations to the development of The Polar Express right from the start, as it would be extremely challenging to translate the book’s magic events into live-action.