Pokémon: Detective Pikachu

Pokémon: Detective Pikachu is a live-action movie made by Legendary Pictures in collaboration with Nintendo and The Pokémon Company. The movie will be based on the 2016 game Detective Pikachu. Pikachu will be voiced by Ryan Reynolds. Confirmed human roles will be played by Kathryn Newton, Justice Smith and Ken Watanabe. The movie is set to be released in the summer of 2019.

Plot
Tim's (Justice Smith) father has been kidnapped. Taking the matter into his own hands, the teenager is forced to ask for help from Detective Pikachu (Ryan Reynolds). Curious on how this story will unfold, the sassy reporter Lucy (Kathryn Newton) also decides to help Tim and Detective Pikachu to solve this mystery.

History
On July 20, 2016, Legendary Pictures announced that they acquired the rights to make a live action movie based on the earlier that year released Detective Pikachu game.

On August 22, 2016, reports stated that Nicole Perlman & Alex Hirsch will write the screenplay.

On November 30, 2016, reports stated that Rob Letterman will direct the movie.

On December 6, 2017, Ryan Reynolds was announced to voice Detective Pikachu, along with Justice Smith and Kathryn Newton.

During an interview with IMDb at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con in july 2018, Suki Waterhouse teased that she had to do a move wherein she "dissapears into a Pokémon".

On July 25, 2018, it was announced that Warner Bros. would distribute the movie instead of Universal.

Human

 * Kathryn Newton as Lucy
 * Justice Smith as Tim Goodman
 * Ken Watanabe as Detective Yoshida
 * Bill Nighy as a to-be-confirmed character
 * Chris Greene as a to-be-confirmed character
 * Suki Waterhouse as a to-be-confirmed character
 * Rita Ora as a to-be-confirmed character

Pokémon

 * Ryan Reynolds as Detective Pikachu

Trivia

 * This will be the first live-action Pokémon film made.
 * This will be Nintendo's second attempt to bring one of their IP's to life in a live action movie.
 * Due to an English-language cast appearing, this will be the first Pokémon film to be produced in English rather than Japanese.
 * The logo was premiered during the World Championships Pokémon TCG.
 * Set photos unveiled that the movie will take place in Ryme City, the city where the game also took place.
 * With the announcement of Henry Jackman composing its music score, this will be the first Pokémon film to have its music score composed by an English-language composer since the English dub of Pokémon 3: The Movie