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Live-Action POKEMON Movie DETECTIVE PIKACHU Has Already Found A Director |
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Wednesday, 30 November 2016 15:34 |
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Deadline reveals that Legendary Entertainment has chosen Rob Letterman to take the helm of Detective Pikachu, the first of what may very well be an entire slate of live-action movies featuring these iconic characters. It was back when Pokemon Go was taking the world by storm that we first heard about these plans, and neither the studio nor The Pokemon Company are wasting any time.
Letterman's past credits include Goosebumps and Monsters Vs. Aliens, while he also both wrote and directed the popular animated feature Shark Tale. Nicole Perlman and Alex Hirsch penned the screenplay, but considering the fact that Detective Pikachu is a relatively new character in this world, we have pretty much no idea what to expect in terms of both the plot and supporting characters.
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