Universal Pictures has set a release date for Legendary Entertainment’s upcoming live-action Pokemon movie Detective Pikachu. The film will debut in theaters in the United States on Friday,
As in the games, Detective Pikachu is an investigator who is good at finding lost things.
The story of Detective Pikachu centers around Justice Smith’s character’s father getting kidnapped. He teams up with Pikachu (Ryan Reynolds) to help find him. Newton is a journalist who helps them on their quest.
Legendary Entertainment’s Pokemon movie Detective Pikachu is the first live-action film based on the globally popular franchise and will star Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool), Justice Smith (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom) and Kathryn Newton (Big Little Lies). Rob Letterman will direct from a script by Nicole Perlman and Alex Hirsch.
Universal Pictures will handle distribution of the live-action film outside Japan as it has done with Legendary’s other films for years. The Pokémon Company’s long-time movie collaborator, Toho, will handle distribution of the film franchise in Japan.
