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According to a report posted on The Hollywood Reporter, The Pokémon Company is planning an auction for the Pokémon movie rights, which has led to a massive bidding war between several film studios.
According to a report posted on {{wp|The Hollywood Reporter}}, {{bp|The Pokémon Company}} is planning an auction for the ''Pokémon'' movie rights, which has led to a massive bidding war between several film studios.


According to the report, American film studios Warner Bros. Entertainment and Sony Pictures have expressed interest in possessing the film rights. However, the report mentions that another potential bidder, production studio Legendary Entertainment, may come out as the potential victor of the bidding war, despite a representative for Legendary declining talks of an offer being put on the table.  
According to the report, American film studios {{wp|Warner Bros.}} Entertainment and {{wp|Sony Pictures Entertainment}} have expressed interest in possessing the film rights. However, the report mentions that another potential bidder, film financing firm {{wp|Legendary Pictures}}, may come out as the potential victor of the bidding war, despite a representative for Legendary declining talks of an offer being put on the table.


Legendary Entertainment's resume includes box office blockbusters like ''300'', ''The Dark Knight Trilogy'', ''Pacific Rim'', and the 2014 reboot of ''Godzilla''. Last year, Legendary scored big with the box office behemoth ''Jurassic World'' with Universal, who currently has a five year motion picture agreement with Legendary beginning 2014.
Legendary Entertainment's filmography includes box office blockbusters like ''{{wp|300 (film)|300}}'', ''{{wp|The Dark Knight Trilogy}}'', ''{{wp|Pacific Rim}}'', and the 2014 reboot of ''{{wp|Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla}}''. Last year, Legendary scored big with the box office behemoth ''{{wp|Jurassic World}}'' and the critically-acclaimed drama biopic ''{{wp|Straight Outta Compton (film)|Straight Outta Compton}}'' at {{wp|Universal Studios}}, who currently has a five-year motion picture financing/distribution agreement with Legendary beginning in 2014.


Warner Bros. had previously helped release the first three ''Pokémon'' movies based off the anime in the United States.
However, Legendary's position in the bidding war isn't without controversy. In January 2016, the firm was [http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-wanda-buys-legendary-entertainment-20160111-story.html bought] by Chinese conglomerate Wanda Group for $3.5 billion. This could pose problems as ''Pokémon'' is a Japanese property, and Japan and China have had deep-rooted social tensions for centuries.


Both Warner Bros. and Sony declined to comment.
Warner Bros. had previously helped release {{bp|M01|the}} {{bp|M02|first}} {{bp|M03|three}} ''Pokémon'' movies based off the anime in the United States and other territories outside Japan, despite having no involvement in their production.


''This is a developing story''.
Rumors of Sony Pictures being interested in the ''Pokémon'' property have circulated since April 2015, when [http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2015/04/leaked-sony-e-mails-reveal-intent-to-nab-smash-bros-film-rights/ leaked e-mail discussions from studio executives] revealed interest by the studio in making films based off {{wp|Nintendo}} properties, including ''Pokémon''.
 
All three bidding parties declined to comment.