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'''''Pokémon: Detective Pikachu''''' (also known as '''''Detective Pikachu''''') is an upcoming 2019 [[Science fiction film|science fiction]] [[Action film|action]] [[Comedy film|comedy]] [[mystery film]] directed by [[Rob Letterman]], who co-wrote the screenplay with Benji Samit & Dan Hernandez. The story is by [[Rob Letterman]] and [[Tom McCarthy (director)|Tom McCarthy]], based on the [[Detective Pikachu|2016 video game of the same name]] and [[Satoshi Tajiri]]'s ''[[Pokémon]]'' franchise. The film is an American and Japanese joint venture produced by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]], [[Legendary Pictures]], and [[The Pokémon Company]]. It is the first [[List of Pokémon films|live-action film]] set in the ''[[Pokémon]]'' universe. The film stars [[Ryan Reynolds]] as the voice and facial [[motion capture]] of [[Detective Pikachu|Detective]] [[Pikachu]], with [[Justice Smith]], [[Kathryn Newton]], [[Suki Waterhouse]], [[Omar Chaparro]], [[Chris Geere]], [[Ken Watanabe]], and [[Bill Nighy]] in live-action roles.
'''''Pokémon: Detective Pikachu''''' (also known as '''''Detective Pikachu''''') is an upcoming 2019 [[Science fiction film|science fiction]] [[Action film|action]] [[Comedy film|comedy]] [[mystery film]] directed by [[Rob Letterman]], who co-wrote the screenplay with Benji Samit & Dan Hernandez. The story is by [[Rob Letterman]] and [[Tom McCarthy (director)|Tom McCarthy]], based on the [[Detective Pikachu|2016 video game of the same name]] and [[Satoshi Tajiri]]'s ''[[Pokémon]]'' franchise. The film is an American and Japanese joint venture produced by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]], [[Legendary Pictures]], and [[The Pokémon Company]]. It is the first [[List of Pokémon films|live-action film]] set in the ''[[Pokémon]]'' universe. The film stars [[Ryan Reynolds]] as the voice and facial [[motion capture]] of [[Detective Pikachu|Detective]] [[Pikachu]], with [[Justice Smith]], [[Kathryn Newton]], [[Suki Waterhouse]], [[Omar Chaparro]], [[Chris Geere]], [[Ken Watanabe]], and [[Bill Nighy]] in live-action roles.


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For the 2016 video game, see Detective Pikachu.
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Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (also known as Detective Pikachu) is an upcoming 2019 science fiction action comedy mystery film directed by Rob Letterman, who co-wrote the screenplay with Benji Samit & Dan Hernandez. The story is by Rob Letterman and Tom McCarthy, based on the 2016 video game of the same name and Satoshi Tajiri's Pokémon franchise. The film is an American and Japanese joint venture produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, Legendary Pictures, and The Pokémon Company. It is the first live-action film set in the Pokémon universe. The film stars Ryan Reynolds as the voice and facial motion capture of Detective Pikachu, with Justice Smith, Kathryn Newton, Suki Waterhouse, Omar Chaparro, Chris Geere, Ken Watanabe, and Bill Nighy in live-action roles.

It is scheduled to be released in RealD 3D on May 10, 2019 by Warner Bros. Pictures,[3] making it the first Pokémon film to be distributed theatrically by Warner Bros. since Pokémon 3: The Movie in 2001.

Premise

In the Pokémon universe, Tim Goodman is a former Pokémon Trainer and the son of prominent detective Harry Goodman. When his father disappears in a car crash, Tim arrives in Ryme City and ends up meeting Detective Pikachu, who was Harry's former Pokémon partner. Tim is somehow able to understand the Detective, and they reluctantly team up to find Harry and uncover the mystery surrounding his disappearance. Chasing clues through the streets of Ryme City, the dynamic duo soon discover a devious plot that poses a threat to the Pokémon universe.

Cast

  • Ryan Reynolds as the voice and facial motion capture of Detective Pikachu, a world-class detective and exceptionally smart Pikachu who only Tim can understand.
    • Ikue Ōtani as Detective Pikachu's normal Pikachu voice, as heard by humans other than Tim.
  • Justice Smith as Tim Goodman, a former Pokémon Trainer looking for his missing father. He is also Detective Pikachu's partner, and the only person capable of hearing him speak.
    • Max Fincham plays a younger Tim.
  • Kathryn Newton as Lucy Stevens, a reporter accompanied by a Psyduck.
  • Ken Watanabe as Detective Yoshida, a Ryme City police lieutenant and friend of Harry Goodman.
  • Omar Chaparro as Sebastian.
  • Paul Kitson as Harry Goodman, the missing father of Tim Goodman, a famous Ryme City detective.
  • Karan Soni as Jack.

Additionally, Bill Nighy, Suki Waterhouse, Chris Geere, Rita Ora, and Rob Delaney[4] have been cast in undisclosed roles.

Production

Development

In April 2016, it was reported that Legendary Pictures was in negotiations for live-action film rights to Pokémon.[5] Later in July 2016, Legendary was nearing to close a deal for the film.[6] On July 20, 2016, it was announced that Legendary and The Pokémon Company had signed on a deal together to create the first live-action film in the franchise, which would be based on the video game Detective Pikachu.[7] Initially, Universal Pictures would handle the distribution outside Japan, while Toho would handle the Japanese distribution.[8] On August 16, 2016, Nicole Perlman and Alex Hirsch were in negotiations with Legendary to write the screenplay.[9] On November 30, 2016, Legendary hired Rob Letterman to direct the film, which the studio had fast-tracked for production to start in 2017.[10] In January 2018, it was announced that Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Hidenaga Katakami and Don McGowan would produce the film, along with Joe Caracciolo Jr. and Ali Mendes, with The Pokémon Company's Tsunekazu Ishihara, Kenji Okubo and Toshio Miyahara as executive producers.[11][12]

On July 25, 2018, Warner Bros. Pictures announced they had taken over worldwide distribution duties (except in Japan and China) from Universal, with the release date unchanged.[13] The reason for adapting Detective Pikachu came from The Pokémon Company and Letterman's desire to make a movie that focused on another character besides Ash Ketchum, the protagonist of the Pokémon anime series. On the premise, Letterman stated, "The Pokémon Company, they've already made many, many movies of Ash, and they came to Legendary with this idea of using a new character. So when I came onboard, I was pitched this character of Detective Pikachu, and I fell in love with the story behind it."[14] The idea of talking Pokémon originated from an early concept for the 1990s anime series, but was scrapped when the original game developer Game Freak was unsatisfied with the concept, before the idea was revived for the 2016 Detective Pikachu spin-off game.[15]

Casting

In November 2017, Justice Smith was cast in the lead human role, with Kathryn Newton cast to costar after an intense session of reading and testing actresses who would appear opposite Smith. Newton beat out Natalia Dyer, Haley Lu Richardson, and Katherine Langford for the role.[16][17] In December 2017, Ryan Reynolds was cast in the titular role to be portrayed via motion-capture.[18] Other actors considered for the role were Danny DeVito, Dwayne Johnson, Mark Wahlberg and Hugh Jackman.[19] [20] In January 2018, with production commencing, Ken Watanabe, Bill Nighy and Chris Geere joined the cast.[21][22] In February 2018, Suki Waterhouse and Rita Ora joined the cast.[23][24] In April 2018, Omar Chaparro joined the cast.[25]

When the film's Japanese release was announced on November 29, 2018, Ryoma Takeuchi was confirmed to voice Tim Goodman in the Japanese dub.[26]

Filming

Principal production began on January 15, 2018, in London, England and Denver, Colorado.[27] Nine days later, Legendary announced that principal photography had officially begun.[28] The press release revealed that Alex Hirsch and Nicole Perlman were no longer involved with the final draft of the script and that Rob Letterman, Benji Samit and Dan Hernandez were the only ones credited.[29] Much of the on set interaction and vocal reference for Pikachu was filled in by Jon Bailey. However, all of his dialogue was dubbed over by Ryan Reynolds.[30] Principal photography concluded on May 1, 2018.[31] Some filming was done at Shepperton Studios, Warner Bros. Studios in Leavesden, Minley Woods in Hampshire, and Scotland.

Post-production

Visual effects will be provided by the Moving Picture Company (MPC), Framestore, Image Engine, Rodeo FX, and Instinctual VFX.[32] Much of the visual effects will be provided by the same team behind The Jungle Book and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Letterman compared the visual effects to the character of Rocket Raccoon from Guardians of the Galaxy. "They're technically, some of the most high-end visual effects in the world... It's completely photo-realistic, like they are alive and in the movie." Additional audio recording of a supposed fight between Detective Pikachu and Charizard was recorded at the Pokémon World Championships 2018.[14]

Marketing

In early November 2018, with the film in post-production phase, a screen test was held for an incomplete version of the film, which drew considerably positive reactions from the test audience, with praise directed towards the script, visual effects, and Reynolds' performance.[33][34]

The film's first official trailer was revealed on November 12, 2018.[35] Warner Bros. revealed versions of the trailer in English along with dubbed versions in Spanish, French, Italian and German.[36] It soon became the top trending video on YouTube,[37] and a top trending topic on Twitter,[38] while inspiring numerous internet memes and reaction videos.[39] Within 24 hours, the high-concept trailer amassed more than 100 million views across multiple online and social media platforms.[39][40] On YouTube, the English-language trailer garnered over 1 million likes within two days,[41] and 1.22 million likes within five days.[42]

On November 30, 2018, Letterman, Smith, and Newton appeared on stage during the Tokyo Comic-Con event for a full announcement of the Japanese release.[43]

Release

The film will be distributed outside of Japan and China by Warner Bros. Pictures on May 10, 2019, in Japan by Toho in the same month,[44] and by Legendary East in China.[45]

Sequel

On January 25, 2019, four months ahead the film's release, Legendary Entertainment confirmed via The Hollywood Reporter that a sequel is already in the works, with 22 Jump Street writer Oren Uziel attached to pen its screenplay.[46]

Notes

References

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