Legendary Entertainment has won a bid to create the first official live action Pokémon film.
Legendary will be partnering with The Pokémon Company to create a live action film based on “Great Detective Pikachu,” a game which came out in Japan in early February, but has not seen a release elsewhere.
Between this news and the overwhelming success of Pokèmon GO, Pokèmon seems to be experiencing a mainstream resurgence that rivals its popularity during the 90s.
Few details are known about the film so far, other than Universal Pictures will be handling the film’s distribution outside of Japan. This coincides with Nintendo’s partnership with Universal to create Nintendo themed attractions in Universal parks (although the Pokémon Company is its own autonomous company.)
We can only hope that Legendary and The Pokémon Company make the right choice and cast Danny DeVito as the voice of Pikachu for English audiences.
BOOOOOOO.
I agree. I wish it wasn’t Detective pikachu…I was really hoping for a new story or something similar to Pokemon origins but in live action form…
I honestly think this could kill any sort of real Pokemon movie in the future if it’s bad. You just don’t start off a live action series with a spin off…those come after. And Pokemon is plural, it’s not supposed to be all about stupid pikachu.
Exactly!!! I wanted some epic CGI battles, some running from team rocket, some beautiful scenery of big cities and places that are familiar to us from the main games… BUT NOT THIS THIS CAN VERY WELL RUIN THE WHOLE FRANCHISE
Yes! All of this! D;
I just want Misty in a lead role too! She’s like my poke-idol.
It’s based on the Detective Pikachu Game in Japan it won’t have anyone most of us know.
Well yeah not in this movie, but in a real Pokemon movie based on the games/manga sure misty could
Oh alright
Dude a Movie won’t kill the franchise Go alone has boosted Nintendo’s profits by 20% Pokemon isn’t going anytime soon.
I’m not saying kill a franchise. I’m saying marketing value and appeal will go down by a lot.
Of course, Pokemon is here to stay and it’s been more popular than ever in the past two weeks thanks to GO.
plus the games aren’t even playable anywhere else except for Japan… It isn’t a successful game either…
True. Probably cause it’s LAME.
It looks more like a game built for kids who like to see how fast you can get done to me.
Agreed as I am you and you are me Kurusu
I like the idea I mean who cares it’s Pokemon here out of all Nintendo games it is the main pillar that holds it and most of its other Companies out of Bankruptcy.
I’ll tae it over nothing but I still feel this is a bad choice for the first movie.
This is pretty cool. It will either be extremely good, or extremely bad.
I’ll be watching where this goes.
Let’s be honest here. It’ll be the latter.
I wouldn’t say it just yet. Detective Pikachu was pretty popular. There is also easy ways to make it as it’s a spinoff crime drama. I wouldn’t judge it till we see more of it.
If it’s the same story as the game though it’ll be trash.
There’s been 1 of like 6 episodes released for the game. The plot of a Boy searching for his probably dead father after an accident and meeting a new friend along the way who could possibly be possessed by his father’s soul, is one that would definitely sell. Especially in Japan.
One thing I will do Watch this and buy it when out but will it be in theaters or no like the Normal movies on CN (Cartoon Network)
Morgan Freeman or Sam L Jackson as Pikachu pls.
Jackson as Pikachu:
“MOTHA****** EKANS ON THIS MOTHA******* PLANE!!!”
It could only be good if it doesn’t take itself seriously tbh
Eh. I don’t know how I feel about a Live Action Pokemon Movie. I’m glad their using Detective Pikachu because the story already has a premise, which would be eaay to bring to the real world. I’m rather worried about this project. I hope it doesn’t become a shitty kids movie.
I am firmly in the Fanny DeVito camp for Pikachu.
If he’s too expensive, the next candidate is the guy who voiced Enzo in the Bayonetta series.
I still don’t see how you can put a human next to a pokemon and it not look cheesy irl. Shade cell is my favorite.. probably won’t work. I hate other versions though. It never looks real
I don’t understand how they could base a movie around a talking Pikachu with 50 million other ideas that they could use from one of the most successful franchises ever…
This is the biggest middle finger to a franchise since The Last Airbender movie
Just…. Why
Stupid.
Omg please no!!!!
Ok first things first… No matter if this movie is good or bad, it will not ruin the franchise. Remember the super mario bros. Movie? (I wouldnt be suprised if you didnt) that didnt ruin super mario bros, and thats abou as bad as it could get. Honestly, im glad they are doing detective pikachu. I feel like doing a story thats alot more down to earth and realistic in a live action realistic setting is definitely the way to do it. Otherwise, we could easily get a cgi crapfest (like gods of egypt, or clash of the titans). I think we should just keep our eye on it, and keep our expectations wary.
I read the background info of that it looks strange.
I just had a thought. I’d love to see a Pokemon Ranger movie after this.
YES PLEASE 😀
Maybe they’d actually release another game if that Ranger movie did really well 😀 <3
As a cartoon because live action would be stupid as fuck.
Bad movies ruin that franchise’s viability as a movie. While I doubt this live action+CGI adaptation will kill the anime movie series, it will definitely put a stop to more live action Pokemon movies should it bomb.
Of course this is assuming it turns out bad. If it turns out great then looks like we’re in for more Detective Pikachu in the future.
Don’t care, only here at 4:40 am purely out of a Nightmare
this will be like another Dragonball Revolution
Hawlucha losing to the Pokémon equalivent of Nick Frost. Tears
It sounds so cheesy.
I’m all for a live-action but based on Detective Pikachu?? That sounds like it’s gonna be really childish. They could have made a gen 1 Kanto League movie with some Marvel-like comedy and that would have been good!
Sure it would’ve been good. Just like Mario Bros., Dragonball Evolution, and The last avatar!
But those were bad because of stupid studio and directorial choices. There’s no reason there couldn’t be a good live action movie as long as the vision is there.
You can make a good movie if you have a good production team with intelligent people. none of those movies were good because of stupid choices
Yeah why did bowser look human more than Bowsery like
Thank you!! Finally someone agrees with me…
Nothing beats fucking hax in the morning
A Crit kills my Seismitoad
And every other attack failed
Who plays pokemon so early in the morning?? If the game just came out I’d understand but damn Ian… go do some chores e.e
I wake up a 5 am out of habit what else am I supposed to do, I can’t go back to sleep and I’m naturally drawn to battle even if it destroys my psyche
it’s a crippling addiction
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I have to admit Detective Pikachu movie was probably the right call as far as first movies go. It’s already set in a world that’s similar to ours and doesn’t necessarily deal with the typical trope for the series. It’s a good way to test the waters rather than just jumping and flopping. If tis does bad then oh well and they get over it, but if it does well then they can seriously start thinking about a movie that features the traditional Pokemon story with a league and battling. I’d say the three things they need to watch out for as far as moving on from this movie are casting, the actual script , and how the Pokemon look. this movie cold be easy to write as it’s basically just a detective movie that just happens to have Pokemon in it. Once they dive more fully into the Pokemon world it’l get tricky.
I think they will look very similar to the games.
We can only hope. I think when it comes these kinds of movies it’s hard to imagine the characters in the real world without taking away from their cuteness and overall appeal.
True but actors who could it be here are my options depending on personality
Funny or sarcastic- Danny Devito, Seth Macfarlane, Josh Gad, Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, Adam Sandler
Serious- Morgan Freeman
Action- Channing Tatum, Matt Damon, Mark Walburg.
Ok aside from Jonah Hill and Adam Sandler I like all of them lol I think Danny Devito, Seth McFarland, or Seth Rogen would be good choices for Pikachu. Not sure about the the kid that plays his partner yet though lol
Yeah I mean Seth Rogen normally is in R rated movies he is less likely but I like them but I like them best
He’s been in movies like the Kung-fu Panda series so I don’t think it would be too much of a stretch to have him be in it. That said you are prolly right that he’d be one of the least likely to be in it.
Yet those three would be terrific to be Pikachu I could just imagine it
As long as we have one live action battle I’ll be happy..
Honestly I disagree. I think this is totally a slap in the face for fans and is just a cash grab at how easily marketable pikachu is rather than actually putting some creative thought into how to make a real pokemon movie work. The idea of pokemon talking is stupid and is going to feel very dumb if they ever transition to traditional pokemon movies where they don’t. And based on what I’ve seen of this game, it’s hardly about any pokemon other than pikachu. Pikachu may be the mascot of the series, but it is not the only one out there.
People like you drive me crazy sometime. You aren’t even going to give it a chance, just because its not what YOU WANT or think it should be. Give it a dang chance before you bash it, and Nintendo’s creativity. O.K 🙂
Woahhhhh…calm down….I didn’t say I wasn’t going to give it a chance, I’m just analyzing their choice and saying I think this is a mistake.
I’m really surprised at people’s reaction to this. Are you sure you want a live action movie based on the main series games? Are you sure? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sDX1m0Y2Vkg
This I totally agree this looks awful but they don’t have to make it with that story
Ok……sigh…..here’s the problem with all the live action trailer that get put on YouTube…….well some of them anyway…… Some of the problems is that they are made to be too serious. Many people for whatever reason want series like Pokemon or the Power Rangers to be shown as a serious thing on the big screen. The problem is that they are not serious in anyway. Yes they can have dramatic scenes and what not, but if you try to make them what they aren’t then it turns into a hot mess. Production aside (because that’s atrocious too) the way they are presenting Pokemon in this particular trailer is far too serious and it just comes off lame and cheesy. What a Pokemon movie needs to be is a movie for children. It can certainly have specific joke that are meant for parents and adults like other children movies do, but it needs to stay just that for children. Making it into something that it isn’t won’t work. It needs to essentially be a disney/pixar/dreamworks film in order to do well.
P.S. I don’t me an actual diney/pixar/dreamworks film I just mean in that spirit.lol
I said this before this type of movie could ruin pkmn ….we r lucky cuz they thinking about Detective movie.
If they can get a detective move right with proper advertising and promotion and don’t over do it, it could be a really good start for the future of the movies. The Apokélypse trailer was a project for a university so of course it’s not going to look that good. If they focus on detective Pikachu and keep battling to a minimum right now, the future is bright.
*At game freak* Guy1: GUYS OUR RECENT MOVIES HAVE BEEN REALLY BAD AND HAVENT GOTTEN MUCH MONEY!!! What do we do now?
Guy2:Make more movies?
Guy1:No you idiot that would be worse
Guy3: Well at least it wont be live action
Guy1: Wait…live action? GENIUS
Guy3: no dude wtf just no
Guy1: too late im already giving the rights to legend
Guy3: *infinite facepalms*
Guy2: we are doomed…
Guy 4: Okay what should it be about?
Guy 1: Hmmm Oh! That detective Pikachu Game!
Guy 4: Gasp your a Genius!
I’m actually excited about this!