Ryan Reynolds, Ken Watanabe, Justice Smith and Kathryn Newton have already been cast in the first live-action film in the Pokémon franchise, which will be distributed by Universal everywhere but Japan.
Rob Letterman (Goosebumps) is directing the film, which will co-star Justice Smith (The Get Down) and Kathryn Newton (Big Little Lies).
After Legendary acquired the rights for a Pokémon move and decided on a topic — Detective Pikachu — they fast-tracked a crew to start working on the film. Now, Rob Letterman has been chosen to direct the film, based on a script by Nicole Perlman and Alex Hirsch.
A live-action feature based on the character of “Detective Pikachu” set in the larger Pokemon universe.
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