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blurb=Detective Pikachu, directed by Rob Letterman, live-action film by Legendary has confirmed the lead role. Justice Smith will voice act Detective Pikachu. }}
blurb=The upcoming live action film Detective Pikachu, will star Justice Smith in the lead role. }}
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[[File:Justice Smith.jpg|thumb|Justice Smith]]
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[[File:Great Detective Pikachu Birth of a New Duo logo.png|thumb|Detective Pikachu 3DS]]
The upcoming live action film Detective Pikachu, will star {{wp|Justice Smith}} in the lead role. Justice Smith is most famous for his role in the {{wp|Netflix}} series {{wp|The Get Down}}.
 
{{wp|Justice Smith}}, most famous for the {{wp|Netflix}} series {{wp|The Get Down}}, has been confirmed as the lead role of Detective Pikachu.
Detective Pikachu is going to be directed by {{wp|Rob Letterman}}. The script is by {{wp|Nicole Perlman}} and {{wp|Alex Hirsch}}. Moreover, it will be created by {{wp|Legendary}} and distributed by {{wp|Universal Pictures}}. It will be released outside of Japan according to {{wp|Deadline}}.
 
{{bp|Great Detective Pikachu ~Birth of a New Duo~|Detective Pikachu}} or ''Great Detective Pikachu ~Birth of a New Duo~'' is a Pokémon spin-off game for the {{wp|Nintendo 3DS|3DS}}. Tim Goodman comes to Rhyme City and meets a bossy, infatuated, talking coffee-loving {{bp|Pikachu}}.
 
==Press release==
{{quote|Justice Smith, who starred on Netflix’s musical drama The Get Down, has been set as the lead of Legendary’s live-action Pokemon movie Detective Pikachu.


The project, originally tipped by Deadline in summer 2016 amid the heat of the Pokemon Go craze, is being directed by Rob Letterman from a script by Nicole Perlman and Alex Hirsch. No plot details yet. Universal Pictures, Legendary’s distribution partner, will release the live-action film outside Japan, where Toho has rights.
The movie, directed by {{wp|Rob Letterman}} and scripted by {{wp|Nicole Perlman}} and {{wp|Alex Hirsch}}, is being produced by {{wp|Legendary Entertainment|Legendary Pictures}} and distributed by {{wp|Universal Studios}} (which acquired DreamWorks Animation back in August) worldwide except in Japan, where {{wp|Toho}} will handle distribution. Production is set to begin next year.


Smith’s film credits include Paper Towns and the upcoming Jurassic World sequel. Variety broke Smith’s casting first today.|Deadline}}
The movie is inspired by the Japan-only {{bp|Nintendo 3DS}} game, ''{{bp|Great Detective Pikachu ~Birth of a New Duo~}}''.