The rumors for the rights of a live action Pokemon movie has been settled! This movie is going to be a legendary moment with an interesting character!
It was rumored earlier in the year that the rights for a live action Pokemon movie were being discussed. We haven’t heard much about it since then but it now seems that Legendary Pictures has struck a deal with The Pokemon Company International.
The contents of the movie is being kept under wraps but it has been reveal that it will be based Detective Pikachu. This character is from the Detective Pikachu series that was release in Japan back in February. It looks like Legendary thought that the game would be perfect to adapt into a movie due to the cut scenes that the game uses.
I could see why Detective Pikachu was chosen to base a movie on. It provides older fans with something new and different while also being family friendly for younger fans.
The movie will be distributed by Toho in Japan and Universal outside of Japan. The movie will start production in 2017.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
