Detective Pikachu

[The NZA]

Stumbled across #DetectivePikachu FILM SET PROPS!!!!!!
In central London!
.#Pokemon #pokemonmovie #pokemonmovie #Pokemonfilm #filmprops #pokemonleaked #leaked pic.twitter.com/iFIKCZlvVH

— HowBud (@HowardBud) January 27, 2018

 

 

Pokémon has delighted fans of all ages around the world for over two decades. With more than 300 million video games sold worldwide, 23.6 billion Pokémon TCG cards shipped to 74 countries, and an animated series spanning 20 seasons, Pokémon is one of the most successful entertainment properties in the world.

Mary Parent and Cale Boyter produce Detective Pikachu for Legendary Entertainment, while Joe Caracciolo, Jr. (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales,Logan) and The Pokémon Company’s Tsunekazu Ishihara serve as its executive producers. Legendary’s Alexandra Mendes co-produces.

The talented creative team includes director of photography John Mathieson (Logan, Gladiator), production designer Nigel Phelps (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Transformers: Dark of the Moon), editor Mark Sanger (Gravity, The Jungle Book), costume designer Suzie Harman (RocknRolla, The Death of Stalin). The film’s visual effects will be crafted by Moving Picture Company (The Jungle Book, Wonder Woman) and Framestore (Paddington 2, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2).

Universal Pictures will handle distribution of Detective Pikachu outside Japan. Toho will distribute in Japan, as it has done in its partnership with Legendary on the blockbuster monster reboot for Godzilla.

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Starring Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool) in the title role, with Ken Watanabe(Godzilla), Justice Smith (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom) and Kathryn Newton(Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri), the film is from director Rob Letterman (Goosebumps, Gulliver’s Travels) and writers Nicole Perlman and Letterman, with Eric Pearson and Tom McCarthy having completed the production polishes. Detective Pikachu arrives in theaters in North America on May 10, 2019.

[Little Nemo McFly]

Whaaaaa...?!  A live-action Pokemon movie?

 

I could be into this - for the 'humans interacting w/ cartoon characters' visuals...and Nintendo's (holy shit!) long-due return to the features department.

 

My Poke-love doesn't go much farther than the first game - love those original 100-or-so 'lil critters...I fell off the Poke-wagon real fast.

 

Really interested in seeing some visuals.  Is Rhyme City a place from the games or is this a whole new locale?  Wow - I'm super-freaking interested in this now.

[Keth]

I hate that I'm gonna have to watch this.

[Keth]

 

 

Day one

[Keth]

 

 

This is gonna be this generation's Roger Rabbit. I'm impressed with how not bad this looks!

[Stilly]

I love this and I've never been big on pokemon.

[Da Cap'n 2099]

Here's hopin that the Sonic live action/animated looks this good.

[Mr. Hakujin]

Huh. I never thought I'd say this, but I'd likely watch that Pokemon movie.

[Da Cap'n 2099]

[Keth]

 

This looks so goddamn fun. 

 

[Panch]

Dammit Keith, how was it?!

[Keth]

It was good! It was a fun, simple story with some cool action and funny moments. I wish it did more with actual pokemon battles, but they didn't blow their load here with references and there is plenty of room to tell other stories. Still tons of easter eggs, but it wasn't gratuitous. The second best video game movie ever made. (Number one still goes to Rampage for me).