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tagline= | tagline=Universal to release worldwide outside Japan | | ||
blurb=Legendary Pictures and The Pokémon Company have locked in a deal to bring Pokémon to the live-action world on the big screen, in the form of Detective Pikachu }} | blurb=Legendary Pictures and The Pokémon Company have locked in a deal to bring Pokémon to the live-action world on the big screen, in the form of Detective Pikachu }} | ||
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[[File:Great Detective Pikachu.png|thumb|Detective Pikachu]] | |||
Multiple media outlets have confirmed that {{wp|Legendary Entertainment|Legendary Pictures}} has won the rights to a live-action Pokémon movie and is set to begin production on it next year. | Multiple media outlets have confirmed that {{wp|Legendary Entertainment|Legendary Pictures}} has won the rights to a live-action Pokémon movie and is set to begin production on it next year. | ||
The film, produced by the studio behind | The film, produced by the studio behind ''{{wp|The Dark Knight Trilogy}}'' and ''{{wp|Jurassic World}}'', is set to follow the escapades of {{bp|Detective Pikachu}}, taking cues from the Nintendo 3DS game that was released in Japan back in February, according to Deadline Hollywood's Mike Fleming, Jr. It is also implied that {{bp|The Pokémon Company}} will be creatively involved in the film as well. | ||
The film is expected to be the first of a potential film franchise. | The film is expected to be the first of a potential film franchise. | ||
A live-action Pokémon movie [[Sony, Warner Bros., Legendary Pictures battle for Pokémon movie rights|had been rumored since last April]], when reports of a bidding war came out. No official report confirmed that the movie was being considered until today's news. | A live-action Pokémon movie [[Sony, Warner Bros., Legendary Pictures battle for Pokémon movie rights|had been rumored since last April]], when reports of a bidding war for the Pokémon live-action movie rights came out. No official report confirmed that the movie was being considered until today's news. | ||
There is no further information about the film's production, though there are talks that screenwriter {{wp|Max Landis}}, son of director {{wp|John Landis}} and writer of ''{{wp|Chronicle (film)|Chronicle}}'' for {{wp|20th Century Fox|Fox}}, is negotiating to write the screenplay, according to Fleming. | There is no further information about the film's production, though there are talks that screenwriter {{wp|Max Landis}}, son of director {{wp|John Landis}} and writer of ''{{wp|Chronicle (film)|Chronicle}}'' for {{wp|20th Century Fox|Fox}}, is negotiating to write the screenplay, according to Fleming. | ||